Koch-Funded Institute Wants to Make Kids Climate Change Skeptics

It costs a pretty penny to question the findings of scientific research. Just ask the Heartland Institute and the Koch brothers.

An insider's leak of confidential financial documents, first reported by site DeSmogBlog, suggests that the Charles Koch-funded libertarian think tank earmarked $100,000 for a special purpose. The money would be funneled towards convincing K-12 schools that, "the topic of climate change is controversial and uncertain—two key points that are effective at dissuading teachers from teaching science."

The documents project a 2012 budget of $7.7 million, a 70 percent bump from 2011. If verified, they could also confirm what environmental groups have long charged: That Heartland isn't just throwing lavish conferences for climate skeptics—it's committed to using funds reaped from coal mining corporations to cast doubt on established science.

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[StAverti]

As I accurately state (as per NOAA data and several press releases) 2005 and 2010 are tied as the WARMEST YEARS ON RECORD (from 1880 to present). I'm not sure what mental gymnastics you are playing in your head to get "no warming since 1998" out of this decade being the hottest globally averaged on record... but clearly you are incompetent to make such a ridiculous claim. I asked very nicely before, stop spreading blatant misinformation. Thank you.

[gail zawacki]

Nice video! Is it too late to fix the title? It makes no sense.

[semiLivedj]

WOW Really? Kill them fuckers.That is what the death penalty is for.

[Desertphile]

Huh? The subject is human-caused climate change; I have no idea what you are trying to talk about.

[StAverti]

Well seeing as microscopic cyanobacteria were almost solely responsible for originally putting all of the (~20% of total atmospheric mass) O2 we breath in our atmosphere. So if something you can't even see with your eyes can increase the levels of O2 in the atmosphere from ~0-1% to ~20% total atmospheric mass, than what makes you think billions of us & our technology couldn't raise atmospheric CO2 from 0.036% to 0.06%?

[TheJasonDR]

the planets are stronger then they appear ...lol do you think the pumped gas into my car why change the fucken planet?

[Desertphile]

; Nobody gives a shit what stupid things you believe. If you believe human-caused climate change is a good thing, you are either a moron or a homicidal sociopath. Meanwhile, only the increased atmospheric CO2 explains the current global temperature anomaly.

[StAverti]

or a bit of genetic engineering

[TheJasonDR]

I would like to be a Dinosaur and roam the world hunting weaker animals ...pretty easy to accomplish I think maybe with enough drugs

[StAverti]

Boring? Certainly not. Most people grow up with dreams that never come true. They end up in a cubicle or in the service industry. I get paid to travel the world to sample and study exciting places to reconstruct and understand the Earths Climate. I've been on Greenland's massive glaciers, and in the Caribbeans deepest caves for my work.... Tell me what do you look forward to in your future career?

[TheJasonDR]

lol a climate Scientist ...how boring is that ..I am a youth... I am 17 .. & I take pride in my socially Silent Generation in which Nerds & Goths are considered cool

at-least my generation has no Racism not a lick of it ..but that is besides the point the world will eventually get colder and a new Ice Age will occur ...so global warming would be ok I guess ...

[StAverti]

I also bet you are youth/ young adult who has nothing better to do than spew opinion and personal rhetoric on YouTube because you have too few actual friends or other outlets to do something productive.