Exposing the dirty money behind fake climate science

[babylonsister]

Exposing the dirty money behind fake climate science
30 March 2010

Wanted for crimes against the climate: Charles and David Koch.



International — Billionaire tycoon David Koch likes to joke that Koch Industries is, “The biggest company you’ve never heard of”. But the nearly US$50 million that he and his brother Charles quietly funneled to front groups which deny that climate change is a problem is no joking matter. Our new report shows how that cash, between 1997 and 2008, went to groups working to prevent action being taken against climate change.

It's now crystal clear - and every journalist, scientist and politician needs to know - that denial of climate change is not something based on healthy scientific scepticism and debate: it is manufactured and bears the "Koch" brand.

To put their financial commitment into context, from 2005-2008 the Koch brothers pumped in double the amount that even Exxon spent on undermining climate action over the same period.

If you thought Exxon was bad, take a look at these guys:

Charles and David have a vested interest in preventing climate action: they’ve made billions from Koch Industries, an oil and manufacturing giant that is the second largest privately-held company in America with tentacles extending around the globe. It’s time more people were aware of the brothers Koch and just what they’re up to.

The Greenpeace report “Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine” reveals the connections between the Koch family, their employees, and a global network of ‘front groups’ engaged in trying to sabotage climate science.

more...

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/dirty-money-climate-30032010

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Koch Industries: The Real Force behind Right Wing America

[Captain Hilts]

1. These two guys are really creepy and have been funding right wing crank stuff for decades. nt

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Smirk." - Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)

"As long as republicon-minded corporations keep paying chickenhawk chumps like me Beck, Hannity and O'Reilly millions of cashmoneybucks a year, you can bet your bippy that we will keep pimping their phony frikkin propaganda. That's Republicon Family Values in Action. Smirk."

- Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)

[drm604]

3. These guys are a major cause of the corruption of information in our society.

For example, they are major funders of "Americans for Prosperity" and "FreedomWorks", the principal organizers of the "Tea Party" movement.
http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tea_Party_movement_funding#Funding_sources

Other than Rick Berman's sleazy corporate fronts, nearly every time I research some obvious front group the name Koch is somehow involved (and they're probably involved in some of Berman's crap also).

All you have to do is search sourcewatch.org for "Koch" to see how much they have their fingers in.
http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Special:Search&ns0=1&redirs=1&search=koch&limit=500&offset=0

[babylonsister]

4. Yes, they are, and the fact they remain under the radar is hugely

frustrating.

[drm604]

5. What's also frustrating

is that they also fund some very laudable stuff like PBS programs such as Nova, and proudly stamp their name on it. So that's what people know about them. What isn't known is their disinformation campaign aimed at people who think PBS is boring or an outright communist plot.

[G_j]

6. K&R

[babylonsister]

7. Go, Rachel! Exposing Koch right this very minute!! nt

[malaise]

9. K & R

Important

[Cha]

8. KICKR

[Mojeoux]

10. K&R

[Canuckistanian]

11. K&R

I hate these assholes with the heat of thousand white-hot suns. They've caused SO much misery with their lies and political manipulations.

There's a special place in Hell now being readied for their arrival.

[varelse]

12. I'm still slogging my way through "Trust us, We're Experts"

It's an expose of the PR industry and is FULL of examples of the corruption of science by corporate and industrial interest groups.

"It aint what people don't know that hurts 'em - it's what they know... that ain't so"