Mar 13, 2013
A recent flood of Koch-supported think tanks, junk scientists and astroturf groups from inside and outside of Kansas are awaiting the outcome of a bill this week that could stall progress on the growth of clean energy in Kansas. States around the country, including Texas, Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina are poised to cut back [...]
Mar 5, 2013
I’ve always said there is no such thing as a stupid question. There are only stupid people who have a question and don’t ask. I stand disturbingly corrected. Apparently if you get enough information from such as the Heartland Institute and other climate change deniers like members of Congress and their state legislatures, and do [...]
Feb 25, 2013
Secretive funding network channeled millions to stop state governments moving towards renewable energy The trusts, Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, served as the bankers of the conservative movement over the past decade, have funded a campaign against windfarms. Photograph: Alex Garcia/Getty Images (editor’s note: this article is describing the activities of groups involved in [...]
Feb 5, 2013
Over the past couple weeks, fossil fuel interests and their allies have ramped up attacks on clean energy on the state level. As the Washington Post reported in November, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a fossil fuel-funded advocacy group, has made it a priority to eliminate clean energy standards across the country. From the East Coast [...]
Feb 3, 2013
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) - known by its critics as a “corporate bill mill” – has hit the ground running in 2013, pushing “models bills” mandating the teaching of climate change denial in public school systems. January hasn’t even ended, yet ALEC has already planted its ”Environmental Literacy Improvement Act“ - which mandates a “balanced” teaching of climate [...]
Jan 15, 2013
Corporate polluters are taking aim this year at states with renewable energy laws, starting with an attack on North Carolina’s clean energy economy by a corporate front group known as ALEC with support from Duke Energy, ExxonMobil, and Koch Industries. NC Rep. Mike Hager: ALEC member and former Duke Energy employee. North Carolina state Representative [...]
Jan 13, 2013
Former Sen. Jim DeMint, hero to the overlapping Tea Party and Religious Right wings of the Republican Party, was kindly granted space by the Washington Post to tell us what he plans to do in his new job at the Heritage Foundation. DeMint, a former ad man, promises to launch a “conservative revival” by figuring [...]
Jan 4, 2013
Courtesy of CMD’s ALECExposed, here is a great 2 page flyer about ALEC’s position on Education. Perfect for handouts at teach-ins, rallies, protests, etc.
Oct 22, 2012
The octopus has a remarkable ability–it can blend seamlessly with its surroundings, changing its appearance to mimic plants, rocks or even other animals. Similarly deceptive is an upcoming junk study from a Koch-funded think tank that has taken on the format and appearance of a truly scientific report from the US Government, but is loaded [...]
Aug 26, 2012
As Todd Akin stirs up a storm over his ‘legitimate rape’ remark we ask why many Republicans’ have issues with science. …it does seem that many in the party have a problem accepting scientific orthodoxy. All the main contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, excluding Jon Huntsman, rejected the notion that climate change is a [...]
