ProCon.org

[1] The content of ProCon.org is produced by five staff researchers, and its stated mission is "Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format.

[6] The organization's board of directors consists of Markoff, his wife Jadwiga S.Z.-Markoff, John Kurtz, Stanley F. Shimohara and Bruce McNall.

"[10] Its materials on medical marijuana have been used by such governmental entities as the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Congressional Research Service.

[14][15] As of November 2013, the site covered 49 topics,[1] including such historically controversial issues as prostitution, illegal immigration, sports and drugs, insider trading, abortion, the death penalty,[16] euthanasia, drinking age, gay marriage, voting machines, presidential elections, the Iraq War, the ACLU, medical marijuana, the Pledge of Allegiance, video game violence, and the origins of sexual orientation.

[citation needed] For example, the drug use in sports section includes responses from Lance Armstrong, Gene Upshaw, and various scientists and specialists.

In May 2008, ProCon.org published its "Fart Chart," which provided details on the dairy industry's greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant animals.

[28] Akhavan has been interviewed by Pete the Planner, Minyanville, On Board, Fox Business, ABC News, and Voice of America.

[32] In 2010, the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction listed the site as a recommended resource for social studies.

[33] In his 2011 book, Michael J. Schmoker stated that ProCon.org is a useful website for science teachers, especially when teaching such subjects as alternative energy versus fossil fuels, cell phones and nuclear power.