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'''Joseph Lee Bast''' is the co-founder (along with David M. Padden),<ref name=DSB>[http://www.desmogblog.com/joseph-bast Joseph Bast at DesmogBlog]</ref> current president and CEO of the [[Heartland Institute]]. He has been president and CEO since 1994.<ref>[http://www.polluterwatch.com/joseph-bast Joseph Bast at Polluter Watch]</ref> |
'''Joseph Lee Bast''' is the co-founder (along with David M. Padden),<ref name=DSB>[http://www.desmogblog.com/joseph-bast Joseph Bast at DesmogBlog]</ref> current president and CEO of the [[Heartland Institute]]. He and Padden founded the organization in 1984,<ref name=Nature/> and Bast has been its president and CEO since 1994.<ref>[http://www.polluterwatch.com/joseph-bast Joseph Bast at Polluter Watch]</ref> |
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From 2002 to 2013 he was founder and publisher of Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly, a biweekly newsletter sent to journalists, policymakers, and opinion leaders. From 2006 to 2012 he was founder and publisher of IT&T News, a monthly newspaper providing research and commentary on information technology and telecommunication issues. |
From 2002 to 2013 he was founder and publisher of Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly, a biweekly newsletter sent to journalists, policymakers, and opinion leaders. From 2006 to 2012 he was founder and publisher of IT&T News, a monthly newspaper providing research and commentary on information technology and telecommunication issues. |
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He is the founder and publisher of five national monthly newspapers: School Reform News, featuring news about pro-market school reform efforts; Environment & Climate News, devoted to free-market environmentalism; Health Care News, describing market-based approaches to improving the quality and reducing the cost of health care in the U.S.; Budget & Tax News, reporting on efforts to reduce taxes and government spending; and FIRE Policy News, covering finance, insurance, and real estate. He has been married to Diane Bast (originally Diane C. Ver Voort)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/120226.Joseph_L_Bast | title=Joseph L. Bast | work=[[Goodreads]] | accessdate=2 August 2013}}</ref> for approximately 30 years,<ref name=Heartland>[http://heartland.org/joseph-bast Joseph Bast's Heartland Institute Biography]</ref> and currently lives in the Chicago suburb [[Palatine, Illinois]].<ref name=Amazon>{{cite web | url=http://www.amazon.com/Please-Dont-Poop-My-Salad/dp/0978695909/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1375359226&sr=8-15&keywords=joseph+bast | title=Please Don't Poop in my Salad | work=[[Amazon.com]] | date=1 July 2006 | accessdate=1 August 2013}}</ref> He and Diane previously volunteered for the [[Sierra Club]]. He is the author of a Heartland Institute policy brief entitled "The myth of the 98 percent," which asserts that [[Surveys of scientists' views on climate change|the surveys on which the claim that 97-98% of climate scientists believe humans are causing global warming is based]] are flawed, and specifically: "both [the Doran survey and the Anderegg survey] fail to prove what those who cite them believe or allege."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://heartland.org/policy-documents/myth-98-percent | title=The Myth of the 98 Percent | publisher=[[Heartland Institute]] | date=1 October 2012 | accessdate=1 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph L.}}</ref> He has also written an article in the Independent Review, the journal of [[the Independent Institute]], regarding the effectiveness of [[school vouchers]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=107 | title=Why Conservatives and Libertarians Should Support School Vouchers | work=The Independent Review | date=Fall 2002 | accessdate=1 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph L.}}</ref> He is also the author of an article entitled "[[Joe Camel]] is Innocent!", in which he claims that Joe Camel, the controversial ad campaign used by [[Camel (cigarette)]] from 1987 to 1997, is not directed primarily at children because "...cartoons are used to pitch scores of products that could only be of use to adults."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.heartland.org/editorial/1996/08/21/joe-camel-innocent | title=Joe Camel is innocent! | publisher=[[Heartland Institute]] | date=21 August 1996 | accessdate=2 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph L.}}</ref> As of 2011, Bast also continued to defend [[secondhand smoke]], saying that claims of its dangerous effects were, according to ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', "as bogus as those surrounding greenhouse gases."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Tollefson|first=Jeff|title=Climate-change politics: The sceptic meets his match|journal=Nature|date=27 July 2011|volume=475|issue=7357|pages=440–441|doi=10.1038/475440a}}</ref> Critics of Bast's statements regarding the tobacco industry include global warming advocacy group Forecast the Facts, who have said, "Heartland’s scientifically and morally indefensible advocacy on smoking is no surprise given that a significant portion of its funding has come from tobacco companies. In the past two years, Altria and Reynolds American contributed $90,000 and $110,000 respectively."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forecastthefacts.org/campaign/heartland/tobacco/ | title=Heartland Institute and Tobacco | publisher=Forecast the Facts | accessdate=2 August 2013}}</ref> Bast is also the author of a number of blog posts on [[Watts Up With That?]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/10/24/heartland-comments-on-frontline-climate-of-doubt/ | title=Heartland comments on FRONTLINE ‘Climate of Doubt’ | work=[[Watts Up With That?]] | date=24 October 2012 | accessdate=2 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph}}</ref> |
He is the founder and publisher of five national monthly newspapers: School Reform News, featuring news about pro-market school reform efforts; Environment & Climate News, devoted to free-market environmentalism; Health Care News, describing market-based approaches to improving the quality and reducing the cost of health care in the U.S.; Budget & Tax News, reporting on efforts to reduce taxes and government spending; and FIRE Policy News, covering finance, insurance, and real estate. He has been married to Diane Bast (originally Diane C. Ver Voort)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/120226.Joseph_L_Bast | title=Joseph L. Bast | work=[[Goodreads]] | accessdate=2 August 2013}}</ref> for approximately 30 years,<ref name=Heartland>[http://heartland.org/joseph-bast Joseph Bast's Heartland Institute Biography]</ref> and currently lives in the Chicago suburb [[Palatine, Illinois]].<ref name=Amazon>{{cite web | url=http://www.amazon.com/Please-Dont-Poop-My-Salad/dp/0978695909/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1375359226&sr=8-15&keywords=joseph+bast | title=Please Don't Poop in my Salad | work=[[Amazon.com]] | date=1 July 2006 | accessdate=1 August 2013}}</ref> He and Diane previously volunteered for the [[Sierra Club]]. He is the author of a Heartland Institute policy brief entitled "The myth of the 98 percent," which asserts that [[Surveys of scientists' views on climate change|the surveys on which the claim that 97-98% of climate scientists believe humans are causing global warming is based]] are flawed, and specifically: "both [the Doran survey and the Anderegg survey] fail to prove what those who cite them believe or allege."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://heartland.org/policy-documents/myth-98-percent | title=The Myth of the 98 Percent | publisher=[[Heartland Institute]] | date=1 October 2012 | accessdate=1 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph L.}}</ref> He has also written an article in the Independent Review, the journal of [[the Independent Institute]], regarding the effectiveness of [[school vouchers]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=107 | title=Why Conservatives and Libertarians Should Support School Vouchers | work=The Independent Review | date=Fall 2002 | accessdate=1 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph L.}}</ref> He is also the author of an article entitled "[[Joe Camel]] is Innocent!", in which he claims that Joe Camel, the controversial ad campaign used by [[Camel (cigarette)]] from 1987 to 1997, is not directed primarily at children because "...cartoons are used to pitch scores of products that could only be of use to adults."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.heartland.org/editorial/1996/08/21/joe-camel-innocent | title=Joe Camel is innocent! | publisher=[[Heartland Institute]] | date=21 August 1996 | accessdate=2 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph L.}}</ref> As of 2011, Bast also continued to defend [[secondhand smoke]], saying that claims of its dangerous effects were, according to ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', "as bogus as those surrounding greenhouse gases."<ref name=Nature>{{cite journal|last=Tollefson|first=Jeff|title=Climate-change politics: The sceptic meets his match|journal=Nature|date=27 July 2011|volume=475|issue=7357|pages=440–441|doi=10.1038/475440a}}</ref> Critics of Bast's statements regarding the tobacco industry include global warming advocacy group Forecast the Facts, who have said, "Heartland’s scientifically and morally indefensible advocacy on smoking is no surprise given that a significant portion of its funding has come from tobacco companies. In the past two years, Altria and Reynolds American contributed $90,000 and $110,000 respectively."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forecastthefacts.org/campaign/heartland/tobacco/ | title=Heartland Institute and Tobacco | publisher=Forecast the Facts | accessdate=2 August 2013}}</ref> Bast is also the author of a number of blog posts on [[Watts Up With That?]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/10/24/heartland-comments-on-frontline-climate-of-doubt/ | title=Heartland comments on FRONTLINE ‘Climate of Doubt’ | work=[[Watts Up With That?]] | date=24 October 2012 | accessdate=2 August 2013 | author=Bast, Joseph}}</ref> |
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He has testified before the Environment Committee of the Iowa House that "The benefits of a modest warming would outweigh the costs – by $8.4 billion a year in 1990 dollars by the year 2060, according to [[Robert O. Mendelsohn]] at Yale University..."<ref name=DSB/> |
He has testified before the Environment Committee of the Iowa House that "The benefits of a modest warming would outweigh the costs – by $8.4 billion a year in 1990 dollars by the year 2060, according to [[Robert O. Mendelsohn]] at Yale University..."<ref name=DSB/> |
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Joseph Lee Bast | |
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| Born | January 22, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Executive |
| Known for | Presidency of the Heartland Institute, author of pro-smoking books |
Joseph Lee Bast is the co-founder (along with David M. Padden),[1] current president and CEO of the Heartland Institute. He and Padden founded the organization in 1984,[2] and Bast has been its president and CEO since 1994.[3]
Biography
Bast was born on January 22, 1958 in the small paper mill town of Kimberly, Wisconsin. His father was a dairy worker and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. He attended a Catholic elementary school and joined the debate team at his high school and won the state debate championship two years in a row.[4] He attended the University of Chicago for eight years but did not complete his degree.[4]
Career
In addition to his work with the Heartland Institute, from 1984 to 1987 he was publisher and co-editor of Nomos: Studies in Spontaneous Order, a bimonthly magazine on contemporary issues. He created the nonprofit organization (Nomos Press, Inc.) that produced the magazine and did most article solicitation, editing, production, and advertising sales. From 1992 to 2003 he was founder and publisher of Intellectual Ammunition, a bimonthly magazine on public policy issues delivered to state legislators, journalists, and think tank executives. The magazine featured columns provided by researchers on the staffs of ten of the nation’s leading think tanks. From 2002 to 2013 he was founder and publisher of Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly, a biweekly newsletter sent to journalists, policymakers, and opinion leaders. From 2006 to 2012 he was founder and publisher of IT&T News, a monthly newspaper providing research and commentary on information technology and telecommunication issues.
He is the founder and publisher of five national monthly newspapers: School Reform News, featuring news about pro-market school reform efforts; Environment & Climate News, devoted to free-market environmentalism; Health Care News, describing market-based approaches to improving the quality and reducing the cost of health care in the U.S.; Budget & Tax News, reporting on efforts to reduce taxes and government spending; and FIRE Policy News, covering finance, insurance, and real estate. He has been married to Diane Bast (originally Diane C. Ver Voort)[5] for approximately 30 years,[6] and currently lives in the Chicago suburb Palatine, Illinois.[7] He and Diane previously volunteered for the Sierra Club. He is the author of a Heartland Institute policy brief entitled "The myth of the 98 percent," which asserts that the surveys on which the claim that 97-98% of climate scientists believe humans are causing global warming is based are flawed, and specifically: "both [the Doran survey and the Anderegg survey] fail to prove what those who cite them believe or allege."[8] He has also written an article in the Independent Review, the journal of the Independent Institute, regarding the effectiveness of school vouchers.[9] He is also the author of an article entitled "Joe Camel is Innocent!", in which he claims that Joe Camel, the controversial ad campaign used by Camel (cigarette) from 1987 to 1997, is not directed primarily at children because "...cartoons are used to pitch scores of products that could only be of use to adults."[10] As of 2011, Bast also continued to defend secondhand smoke, saying that claims of its dangerous effects were, according to Nature, "as bogus as those surrounding greenhouse gases."[2] Critics of Bast's statements regarding the tobacco industry include global warming advocacy group Forecast the Facts, who have said, "Heartland’s scientifically and morally indefensible advocacy on smoking is no surprise given that a significant portion of its funding has come from tobacco companies. In the past two years, Altria and Reynolds American contributed $90,000 and $110,000 respectively."[11] Bast is also the author of a number of blog posts on Watts Up With That?[12] He has testified before the Environment Committee of the Iowa House that "The benefits of a modest warming would outweigh the costs – by $8.4 billion a year in 1990 dollars by the year 2060, according to Robert O. Mendelsohn at Yale University..."[1]
Awards
He has received "the 1994 Roe Award from the State Policy Network, the 1996 Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award, the 1998 Eagle Award from Eagle Forum, and the 2004 Champion of Liberty Award from the Libertarian National Committee." He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Gov. Paul E. Patton in 1996, elected a member of the Philadelphia Society in 2002, and elected to the board of directors of the American Conservative Union in 2007. He received the Edward Bushel eternal vigilance award from the Libertarian Party of Illinois in 2000.[6]
Books
He was one of the authors of the NIPCC 2011 interim report "Climate Change Reconsidered", as was his wife. He is also the author of the book "Please Don't Poop in my Salad," published in 2006. His other books include Rebuilding America's Schools (1990), Why We Spend Too Much on Health Care (1992) Eco-Sanity: A Common-Sense Guide to Environmentalism (1994) and Education & Capitalism (2003).[7] He was also one of the editors of the second, updated edition of Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, published in 2007.
References
- ^ a b Joseph Bast at DesmogBlog
- ^ a b Tollefson, Jeff (27 July 2011). "Climate-change politics: The sceptic meets his match". Nature. 475 (7357): 440–441. doi:10.1038/475440a.
- ^ Joseph Bast at Polluter Watch
- ^ a b My Eight Years as an Undergraduate
- ^ "Joseph L. Bast". Goodreads. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ a b Joseph Bast's Heartland Institute Biography
- ^ a b "Please Don't Poop in my Salad". Amazon.com. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Bast, Joseph L. (1 October 2012). "The Myth of the 98 Percent". Heartland Institute. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Bast, Joseph L. (Fall 2002). "Why Conservatives and Libertarians Should Support School Vouchers". The Independent Review. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Bast, Joseph L. (21 August 1996). "Joe Camel is innocent!". Heartland Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Heartland Institute and Tobacco". Forecast the Facts. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Bast, Joseph (24 October 2012). "Heartland comments on FRONTLINE 'Climate of Doubt'". Watts Up With That?. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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