Like last year, the Heartland Institute is making it clear that no Big Oil companies are behind this year's "International Conference on Climate Change" [1] being held in New York in a couple of weeks.
The Heartland states on their website that:"The Heartland Institute, a 25-year-old national nonpartisan think-tank based in Chicago, said all of the event’s expenses will be covered by admission fees and individual and foundation donors to Heartland. No corporate dollars or sponsorships earmarked for the event were solicited or accepted."
Yah.
Of course, the whole thing becomes a little more gray when you look into the listed "co-sponsors" [2]of the Heartland's event, or should I say a little slick.
We've researched the funding history of all the organizations that the Heartland Institute has listed as co-sponsors for their 2009 International Conference on Climate Change and have found that over the years these groups have received in excess of $47 million from oil companies and right-wing foundations.
Interesting enough, the vast majority of the funding (76%) is not from who most would expect, but from a much quieter organization called the Scaife Family of Foundations. According the Media Transparency project, the Scaife Family of Foundations [3] is, "financed by the Mellon industrial, oil and banking fortune. At one time its largest single holding was stock in the Gulf Oil Corporation. [Scaife] Became active in funding conservative causes in 1973, when Richard Mellon Scaife became chairman of the foundation."
Here's the permanent page we built with all the research on DeSmogBlog: Heartland Institute's 2009 Climate Conference in New York: funding history of the sponsors [4]
And here's a PDF version you can download: Heartland Institute's 2009 Climate Conference in New York: funding history of the sponsors [5]
Here's the breakdown:
ExxonMobil (1998-2006): $6,199,000
Koch Foundations (1986-2006): $4,438,920
Scaife Foundations (1985-2006): $36,868,640
Grand Total: $47,506,560
[By the way, DeSmogBlog will be at the Heartland event again this year]
And here's the detailed breakdown by organization:
Accuracy in Academia
BMI is the sister organization to the large Media Research Center which has received $202,500 from ExxonMobil [10] since 1998.
European Center for Economic Growth
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Free to Choose Network
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Frontiers of Freedom
Received $1,182,000 from ExxonMobil [17] between 1998-2006.
Received $75,000 [7] from Koch Foundations between 2004-2006.
George C. Marshall Institute
Received $745,000 from ExxonMobil [18] between 1998-2006.
Received $30,000 [19] from Koch Foundations in 2004.
Received $3,182,000 [9] from Scaife Foundations between 1985-2006.
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Here is a link to other funding [20].
F.A. v. Hayek Institute
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
The Heritage Foundation
Received $565,000 from ExxonMobil [21] between 1998-2006.
Received $2,417,000 [7] from Koch Foundations between 1986-2005.
Received $23,096,640 [9] from Scaife Foundations between 1985-2006.
IceAgeNow.com
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project (ICECAP)
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Initiative for Public Policy Analysis (Fomerly the Institute of Public Policy Analysis)
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Institute for Private Enterprise
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Institute for Public Affairs
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Instituto De Libre Impresa
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Instituto Juan De Mariana
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Instituto Liberdade
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Instituto Bruno Leoni
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
International Climate Science Coalition
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
The Lavoisier Group
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Liberales Institut
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Liberty Institute
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Here is a link to their other funding [22].
John Locke Foundation
No funding from ExxonMobil
Received $97,000 [7] from Koch Foundations between 1995-2005.
Received $5,000 [9] from Scaife Foundations.
Manhattan Libertarian Party
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Mannkal Economic Foundation
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Minimal Government Thinkers
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
New Zealand Centre for Political Research
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Public Interest Institute
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Here is a link to other funding [23].
Science and Public Policy Institute
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Science and Envirionmental Policy Project
Received $20,000 from ExxonMobil [24] between 1998-2000.
60 Plus Association
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Sovereignty International
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Tennessee Center for Policy Research
No funding records from ExxonMobil, Scaife, or Koch.
Young America's Foundation
Received $85,000 [7]from Koch Foundations between 1996-1999.
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