Leak exposes how Heartland Institute works to undermine climate science

[Canuckistanian]

The inner workings of a libertarian thinktank working to discredit the established science on climate change have been exposed by a leak of confidential documents detailing its strategy and fundraising networks.

DeSmogBlog, which broke the story, said it had received the confidential documents from an "insider" at the Heartland Institute, which is based in Chicago. The blog monitors industry efforts to discredit climate science.

The scheme includes spending $100,000 for spreading the message in K-12 schools that "the topic of climate change is controversial and uncertain - two key points that are effective at dissuading teachers from teaching science", the documents said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/15/leak-exposes-heartland-institute-climate?CMP=twt_gu

[Viking12]

1. Dupe

see:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11276863

[Canuckistanian]

2. Oh, should I remove it?

[Viking12]

3. That's your call.

It could help to keep the conversation in a single thread.

[XemaSab]

5. The group's not that big

and sometimes different discussions go in different directions.

In other words, I'm a splitter, not a lumper.

[Dead_Parrot]

6. Nah. The more the merrier. nt

[drm604]

4. K&R