Secretive Donors Gave U.S. Climate Denial Groups $125 Million Over Three Years
The secretive funders behind America’s conservative movement directed around $125 million over three years to groups spreading disinformation about climate science and committed to wrecking Barack Obama’s climate change plan, according to an analysis of tax records."
The amount is close to half of the anonymous funding disbursed to rightwing groups, underlining the importance of the climate issue to U.S. conservatives.
The anonymous cash flow came from two secretive organizations – the Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund – that have been called the “Dark Money ATM” of the conservative movement.
The funds, which when channelled through the two organizations cannot be traced to individual donors, helped build a network of think tanks and activist groups. These worked to defeat climate bills in Congress and are mobilizing against Environmental Protection Agency rules to reduce carbon pollution from power plants which are due to be finalized this summer."
*Organizations funded through the secretive donors operations are also working to roll back measures promoting wind and solar power and block planning for future sea-level rise in state capitals."
http://www.alternet.org/environment/secretive-donors-gave-us-climate-denial-groups-125-million-over-three-years