PR Watch on the Heartland Conference: The Monkeys and Their Organ Grinders [2]
Bob Burton at Sourcewatch has substantial piece up on the Heartland Institute’s climate change conference in New York. [7]
Choice quote:
“Many global warming skeptics directly or indirectly receive funding from the oil, coal or other industries with a stake in the dangerous status quo. Of course, revelations of such funding torpedo the skeptics’ credibility. Perhaps that’s why Heartland, in describing its skeptics conference, insists that [8] “no corporate sponsorships or dollars earmarked for the event were solicited or accepted.” The claim may sound reassuring, but we should take it with a grain of salt, especially since Heartland is not disclosing which foundations are funding the conference.”
Here’s the entire article: Monkeys and their Organ Grinders [9]
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