Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (CSLDF) PROTECTS THE SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR BY PUTTING OUR LEGAL EXPERTISE TO WORK FOR SCIENTISTS WHO ARE THREATENED OR SILENCED FOR DOING THEIR JOBS. OUR EFFORTS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PRESERVE AND EXPAND SCIENTISTS' RIGHTS AND STRENGTHEN LEGAL PROTECTIONS TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY.
THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIMATE SCIENCE RESEARCHERS AND INSTITUTIONS FACING LEGAL CHALLENGES BY POLITICALLY AND IDEOLOGICALLY MOTIVATED GROUPS.
THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND WORKS TO EDUCATE THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES SURROUNDING THEIR WORK, AS WELL AS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON LEGAL ISSUES FACING SCIENTISTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO LEGAL ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST SCIENTISTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LAWYERS REPRESENTING SCIENTISTS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT PAST CASES AND STRATEGIES. THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND TAKES AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN LITIGATION INVOLVING SCIENTISTS, INCLUDING HELPING RAISE FUNDS FOR SCIENTISTS' DEFENSE, SERVING AS A RESOURCE IN FINDING PRO BONO REPRESENTATION, FILING COURT PAPERS URGING THE PROTECTION OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS, AND PROVIDING SUPPORT DURING DIFFICULT LITIGATION OR THREATENED LITIGATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lauren Kurtz | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $81,000 |
| Michael Oppenheimer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lawrence Robbins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Masters | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Naomi Oreskes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Frey | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Charles Zeller | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Mandia | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Joshua Wolfe | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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