Environmental Politics

"Economic Study Funded by Prop. 23 Backers Questioned"

A study claiming that California's Proposition 23 would create jobs failed to disclose that it was funded by big out-of-state oil companies and the Koch brothers, who have been anonymously funding political causes that boost profits of their oil business. Proposition 23 would delay California's climate change law, which environmentalists say would create green jobs.

Source: Sacramento Bee, 10/25/2010

"Climate Change Doubt Is Tea Party Article of Faith"

For Tea Party activists in Indiana, manmade climate change is a 'flat-out lie.' For them, Rush Limbaugh and the Bible speak with more scientific authority than scientists, scientific organizations, or research institutes. One consequence is that a Democrat who voted for cap-and-trade is endangered.

Source: NYTimes, 10/21/2010

Billionaire Climate Denial Funders Plot with Beck, Industries, Media

The billionaire Koch brothers, who are estimated to have given as much as $50 million to anti-environemental groups, meet twice yearly with major industries to coordinate right-wing efforts to eliminate 90 percent of all laws. Those in on the planning include the Wall St. Journal's Stephen Moore and Fox News' Glenn Beck.

Source: Think Progress, 10/21/2010

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