Wednesday, June 3, 2009
By the Way / Hargrove AstroTurf Group 'Americans For Prosperity' Alights in Nashville
Posted by Brantley Hargrove on Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:22 AM
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The "free-market grassroots group" Americans For Properity touched down at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds this morning on a hot-air balloon tour protesting cap-and-trade legislation. 
The group's main messages: That cap and trade is nothing more than a tax on energy. And climate change is foolishness.
Now, let's take their claim of grassroots organization. AFP is nothing more than well-financed AstroTurf, plain and simple. Funded by David Koch of multi-national conglomerate Koch Industries and Koch Holdings. Both entities own and are invested in refineries, chemicals, pipelines, you name it. The Koch brand has a nasty environmental record. In 2000, according to the EPA, Koch Industries paid the largest fine under any environmental law--$30 million--to resolve claims for some 300 oil spills from its pipelines and facilities, some intentional, some unintentional leaks.
Koch Industries actually makes the donations to AFP through the Claude R. Lambe Foundation, which is family-controlled and financed by the company.
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When will David Fowler send the email to his glassy-eyed followers claiming that Jesus said climate change is bullshit?
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Posted by
Ben
on 06/03/2009 at 11:34 AM
Everyone knows Jesus thinks climate change is bullshit. That's just soooo obvious. The man turned water into wine. He obviously believes the natural world is there for human exploitation. Besides, the End Times are coming. Why worry about a few melting glaciers and some polar bears. Polar bears should get a job.
Posted by
Pete Kotz
on 06/03/2009 at 11:56 AM
David Fowler said Jesus would teach a polar bear to fish . . . unless the polar bear is gay.
Posted by
Ben
on 06/03/2009 at 12:09 PM
