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Climate Warming Denial: Big Business – "educate" the kids that it’s all a crock

What to do when adults persist in believing that the burning of fossil fuels is causing climate change? You know, on account of that pesky overwhelming scientific evidence and stuff? Simple. Target kids instead, and try to convince them, as early as possible, that it’s all a crock – or at least that it’s highly controversial.

That apparently is the plan of the Heartland Institute, which dubs itself a "free-market think tank" and which has long sought to cast doubt on the reality of anthropogenic climate change. Earlier this week, an unknown source forwarded to DeSmogBlog a series of what appeared to be internal documents from Heartland, including information on funders (including an anonymous donor who funded much of the organization’s climate change denying efforts, and up to 20 percent of its overall budget), a packet prepared for a board meeting, IRS documents, and a 2012 fundraising plan and budget.

by Kieran Mulvaney

Full Story: http://news.discovery.com/earth/documents-highlight-plans-to-spread-warming-denial-120217.html

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Microsoft takes flak for donating software to think tank skeptical of climate change

Microsoft is taking some flak for donating software to Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based free-market think tank that is skeptical of climate change.

The Guardian reported that Microsoft was among the donors to the institute and that that information had been revealed "after an ‘insider’ emailed confidential documents detailing its strategy and fundraising network to DeSmogBlog, which monitors industry efforts to discredit climate science."

by Janet I. Tu

Full Story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2017522350_microsoft_takes_flak_for_donating_software_to_thin.html

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