Kieran Suckling, the founder of Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) once stole a pair of shoes.2 Now, he takes over $380,000 yearly as the top executive. And that’s not all. Suckling has put all three of his wives and even his ex-wife on the payroll. That’s right: Suckling’s generosity extends to employing his ex-wife, the former creative director at Hustler Magazine! 

David Stevenson wears many hats. He heads up the so-called American Coalition for Ocean Protection (ACOP). He’s the Director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Policy at the Caesar Rodney Institute. He’s a former Dupont Co. executive, was a member of the Trump Administration’s EPA Transition Team, and served on the board of the Heartland Institute.

Citizens for Responsible Solar was set up by Karl Rove’s top lieutenant, Susan Ralston. While she was standing up the Citizens for Responsible Solar front group, fossil fuel investors opposed to solar energy were funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to Ralston’s personal consulting firm. Ralston is infamous for influence peddling. Did Ralston learn from her mentor Jack Abramoff?

The Heartland Institute is a leading climate denial organization. Heartland Institute posted a video on their YouTube channel in May stating “the scientific data continue to show there is no climate crisis” and that there “is no scientific consensus that a climate crisis exists.”

CBD says they are focused on protecting animals and wildlife, but in 2024 CBD has endorsed 9 different pro-choice ballot initiatives. This isn’t anything new for CBD, it’s part of a pattern of questionable behavior.

Have you ever seen three kids in a trench coat trying to pretend to be a real grown up? That’s kind of like what Kieran Suckling and his buddies are doing. CBD was hatched in 1989 by four buddies and roommates, Suckling, Robin Silver, Todd Schulke, and Peter Galvin.