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Philadelphia Mayor Reintroduces Nutty Soda Tax

  Today, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is calling on Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to abandon his misguided proposal to reintroduce a two-cent excise tax on…
PostedJune 2, 2011 at12:00 am

Watchdog Group Urges Humane Association to Expand Attorney General Complaint Against the ASPCA

  Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is calling on the State Humane Association of California to expand a May 3 deceptive-fundraising complaint it filed with…
PostedMay 6, 2011 at12:00 am

Congressman Jim Moran Proposes Misguided Bag Tax

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) criticized Congressman Jim Moran’s (D-Va.) proposed legislation that would levy a nationwide five-cent tax on plastic bags. If passed, the ban…
PostedApril 27, 2011 at12:00 am

This Earth Day, Help the Environment, Skip the Reusable Bag

  Today, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) advises consumers to cast a skeptical eye on environmental activists’ claims that reusable or…
PostedApril 22, 2011 at12:00 am

Consumer Group: Taxing Soda Isn’t Going to Solve California’s Health or Debt Woes

  Today the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) opposed the position of a new study released by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy supporting a penny-per-ounce…
PostedApril 21, 2011 at12:00 am

Watchdog Group’s Times Square Billboard Blasts Humane Society of the United States

  Today HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), unveiled a new billboard in New York’s Times Square criticizing the Humane Society of…
PostedApril 19, 2011 at12:00 am

Watchdog Group Questions Motives of Humane Society of the United States President’s Book Tour

  Through its “HumaneWatch.org” project, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is criticizing today’s release of The Bond, a new book by Humane Society of the United…
PostedApril 5, 2011 at12:00 am

New Survey: Majority of Consumers Unaware of Excessive Lead and Bacteria Levels in Reusable Bags

Today, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) released findings from a new survey that found an overwhelming majority of Americans are not at all aware of the health concerns,…
PostedMarch 30, 2011 at12:00 am

PETA Killed a Shocking 94 Percent of Adoptable Dogs and Cats in its Care During 2010

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed a staggering 94 percent of the adoptable…
PostedMarch 21, 2011 at12:00 am

New Poll: Majority of Americans Against Proposals to Tax or Ban Plastic Bags

Today, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) released a new poll indicating that over 65% of Americans oppose proposals that seek to ban or place a tax on…
PostedMarch 15, 2011 at12:00 am