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Related: About this forumKoch brothers team with ALEC to attack renewable energy - NC likely battleground
The Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank skeptical of climate change science, has joined with the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council to write model legislation aimed at reversing state renewable energy mandates across the country. The Electricity Freedom Act, adopted by the councils board of directors in October, would repeal state standards requiring utilities to get a portion of their electricity from renewable power
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But the involvement of the Heartland Institute, which posted a billboard in May comparing those who believe in global warming to domestic terrorist Theodore J. Kaczynski, shows the breadth of conservatives efforts to undermine environmental initiatives on the state and federal level. In many cases, the groups involved accept money from oil, gas and coal companies that compete against renewable energy suppliers.
As part of its effort to roll back renewable standards, ALEC is citing economic analyses of state policies co-published by Suffolk Universitys Beacon Hill Institute and the State Policy Network. Both groups have received donations from foundations funded by the Koch brothers.
You push the legislation to state legislators and then you fund reports to support the argument and convince state lawmakers, Elsner said, and all without any transparency or disclosure about the sources of this funding.
David G. Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute and chair of Suffolk Universitys economics department, said Koch funding did not determine the reports conclusions about renewable energy.
Koch certainly has not had the only role in funding these studies, Tuerck said, adding the other donors had asked to remain anonymous.
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Koch brothers team with ALEC to attack renewable energy - NC likely battleground (Original Post)
ProfessionalLeftist
Nov 2012
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patrice
(47,992 posts)1. I'm thinking they are warming up on this here board with us. link:
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)4. Ha. I see what you mean.
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)2. Always Follow The Money - Koch Brothers Evil Personified
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underthematrix
(5,811 posts)3. The Koch bros are trying to kill the
the American people
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)5. And the planet
All for profit!
rurallib
(62,455 posts)6. mark to come back to