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Heartland is broke

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Heartland looks like it’s in trouble.

They keep blowing money on ‘anti-Greta’s, and stuff like this happens.


Pro-Trump Climate Denial Group Lays Off Staff Amid Financial Woes, Ex-Employees Say | HuffPost


An influential climate-denial think tank bankrolled by President Donald Trump’s far-right billionaire donors has laid off nearly a dozen staffers amid financial troubles, according to three former employees.

The Illinois-based Heartland Institute ― which captured headlines last month for promoting a German teenager with ties to neo-Nazis as the climate denier’s alternative to acclaimed youth activist Greta Thunberg ― pink-slipped at least 10 staffers Friday, shedding what one former employee described as “more than half” the organization’s staff.

“Heartland is broke,” Nikki Comerford, the nonprofit’s events coordinator on staff for nearly 21 years, told a former colleague in a text message, a screenshot of which HuffPost reviewed.
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I, for one, have no sympathy for these scumbags.
 
Threegoofs said:
Heartland looks like it’s in trouble.

They keep blowing money on ‘anti-Greta’s, and stuff like this happens.


Pro-Trump Climate Denial Group Lays Off Staff Amid Financial Woes, Ex-Employees Say | HuffPost




I, for one, have no sympathy for these scumbags.
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It’s horrible that their goal is to primarily attack a teenage girl. It would be entirely different if they were the usual “climate change is a hoax,” but attacking a girl and calling her a Nazi is way too far.
 
SheWolf said:
It’s horrible that their goal is to primarily attack a teenage girl. It would be entirely different if they were the usual “climate change is a hoax,” but attacking a girl and calling her a Nazi is way too far.
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Wait.

So spearheading an attack to stop or at least delay the implementation of climate policies (and they have been dishonestly doing that for decades) that will certainly lead to the death and misery of thousands of people in the future takes a back seat to ‘attacking a girl and calling her a Nazi’?

I think your priorities are twisted.
 
Threegoofs said:
Wait.

So spearheading an attack to stop or at least delay the implementation of climate policies (and they have been dishonestly doing that for decades) that will certainly lead to the death and misery of thousands of people in the future takes a back seat to ‘attacking a girl and calling her a Nazi’?

I think your priorities are twisted.
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I understand your POV. I am not trying to make excuses for climate denial and conspiracy theories. I support getting the facts out to people, and Heartland is definitely not doing any of those things. I see this Heartland organization as worse than the normal climate denial orgs, because they are attacking a young girl in the manner they are.
 
Threegoofs said:
Heartland looks like it’s in trouble.

They keep blowing money on ‘anti-Greta’s, and stuff like this happens.


Pro-Trump Climate Denial Group Lays Off Staff Amid Financial Woes, Ex-Employees Say | HuffPost




I, for one, have no sympathy for these scumbags.
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Sadly fossil fuel companies till spend enormous money on trying to delay the transition away from fossil fuel.

"Documents unearthed by InfluenceMap revealed that Exxon lobbyists met Brussels officials in November to urge the EU to extend its carbon-pricing scheme to “stationary” sources, such as power plants, to include tailpipe emissions from vehicles using petrol or diesel.

Green groups believe this would be the least effective way to disincentive fossil fuel vehicles, and would rather allow countries to set their own emissions standards and targets for road emissions.

The move appears to be an attempt to stall the rollout of electric vehicles by keeping a lid on the cost of driving a traditional combustion engine vehicle running on fossil fuels. The European commission stopped short of proposals to phase out combustion engine vehicles and has plans to consult on whether to include vehicles in its carbon-pricing scheme."

ExxonMobil 'tried to get European Green Deal watered down' | ExxonMobil | The Guardian

Even now then the evidence is so overwhelming that even Exxon have to publicly support the Paris Accord.

Statements on Paris climate agreement | ExxonMobil
 
SheWolf said:
It’s horrible that their goal is to primarily attack a teenage girl. It would be entirely different if they were the usual “climate change is a hoax,” but attacking a girl and calling her a Nazi is way too far.
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I think you might have the story wrong. Heartland has been attacking Greta Thunburg, a 17 year old girl who basically just says "listen to the scientists", and they are promoting a 19 year old girl Naomi Seibt who says "don't listen to the scientists- listen to industry funded false memes- like "it's the sun!"" and who has spoken at events for the German white nationalist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) and whose mother has been a lawyer for AfD politicians.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/clim...outuber-campaigning-against-climate-alarmism/
 
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[h=1]The “anti-Greta” Thunberg debuts on Fox News with a message of hope for young people.[/h][FONT=&quot]It is nice to see this. Unlike high-school dropout Greta Thunberg, Naomi Seibt is an accelerated student and has a background in science and psychology. She received a degree in BA (Business Administration). She went to St. Mauritz School and won first place in the youth competition research in physics. She graduated from high school…
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1 week ago February 27, 2020 in Climate News.
 
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The “anti-Greta” Thunberg debuts on Fox News with a message of hope for young people.

[FONT="][FONT=inherit]It is nice to see this. Unlike high-school dropout Greta Thunberg, Naomi Seibt is an accelerated student and has a background in science and psychology. She received a degree in BA (Business Administration). She went to St. Mauritz School and won first place in the youth competition research in physics. She graduated from high school…[/FONT]
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[URL="https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/02/27/the-anti-greta-thunberg-debuts-on-fox-news-with-a-message-of-hope-for-young-people/"]1 week ago February 27, 2020[/URL] in Climate News.
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A big difference is that Greta Thunberg is not alone that she are part of a movement of millions of young people all across the world.

Map - FridaysForFuture

There older generations are also taking action on climate change.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...e-world-mobilise-behind-youth-climate-strikes

There companies and politicians are also inpired into action.

https://www.france24.com/en/20190719-merkel-says-greta-thunberg-drove-us-move-climate-change

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/19/...te-strike-purchase-renewable-energy-microsoft

There even Republicans are inspired into action.

"Other red states and municipalities are slowly starting to address global heating. After banning the words “climate change” from state environmental agencies, Florida now has a chief resilience officer tasked with preparing for sea level rise. After a year of disastrous flooding, Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill to develop a climate change plan for a full legislative debate.

Utah prides itself on being business friendly – and it has a rapidly growing tech sector concerned about environmental issues, as well as booming tourist economy that revolves around the ski industry and public lands.

The Utah plan, known as the Utah Roadmap, began, like a number of recent environmental initiatives, with young people clamoring for action. High school students drafted a resolution that recognized the impacts of the climate crisis and encouraged emissions reductions, and persuaded two Republican lawmakers to sponsor it. Environmental advocates say it was the first measure of its kind to pass in a red state. The legislature followed up with state money for experts to provide policy recommendations."

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...YIpD0Uv9gRujJdGoVUdWm0zzq_fniFlS1Oj5C55I_RmfQ
 
Bergslagstroll said:
A big difference is that Greta Thunberg is not alone that she are part of a movement of millions of young people all across the world.
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French Doctor Calls “Instrumentalization” Of Greta Thunberg “Irresponsible”, “Moral Error” …Revealing “Neuropsychiatric State To Media Should Be A Crime”

By P Gosselin on 19. March 2019
Laurent Alexandre: “Greta Thunberg instrumentalized by militant extremists“ In a stinging commentary at Le Figaro here, Dr. Laurent Alexandre, surgeon-urologist, a graduate of Sciences Po, HEC and ENA, and co-founder of the Doctissimo website, asserts that teenage Nobel Prize nominee Greta Thunberg is being shamelessly exploited and “is playing into the hands of economic interests […]

[h=2]German Portrait Of The Thunberg-Ernman Family: Acutely Dysfunctional, “An Infinitely Sad Family History”[/h]By P Gosselin on 26. October 2019
At the German libertarian site achgut.com here, guest writer Ulrike Stockmann writes a portrait of climate activist Greta Thunberg’s family. The title: “The Thunberg-Ernmans: An infinitely sad family history“. Ulrike Stockmann writes a portrait of the Ernman-Thunberg family. Image: achgut.com Stockmann portrait is based on the published book by Greta Thunberg’s mother, Malena Ernman: “Scenes […]
 
Threegoofs said:
I post an OP about Heartland, and we.... get blasted by JH cut and pastes about the great work Heartland is doing by trashing a teenager.
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My #9 makes it clear Heartland isn't broke.
Your OP introduced Greta into the discussion.
No Heartland activity against Greta has been claimed by anyone but you.
 
Threegoofs said:
Heartland looks like it’s in trouble.

They keep blowing money on ‘anti-Greta’s, and stuff like this happens.


Pro-Trump Climate Denial Group Lays Off Staff Amid Financial Woes, Ex-Employees Say | HuffPost




I, for one, have no sympathy for these scumbags.
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No one is surprised at your lack of sympathy- you are what you are.

This only shows that there is no money when it comes to telling people there is no climate crisis- and it proves why climate pseudo scientists continuously engage in false fear mongering and apocalyptic predictions, they do it for the $$$.
 
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[h=1]Heartland Institute Creating One-Page Climate Summaries Geared Toward Policymakers and Teachers[/h][FONT=&quot]Via press release. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (March 12, 2020) – The Heartland Institute is excited to announce a groundbreaking new tool for policymakers, teachers, and anybody else interested in climate change. Heartland’s new ClimateAtAGlance.com website provides powerful, concise, one- or two-page summaries of the most important topics in the climate change debate. Today’s climate debate…
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Jack Hays said:
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[h=1]Heartland Institute Creating One-Page Climate Summaries Geared Toward Policymakers and Teachers[/h][FONT=&quot]Via press release. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (March 12, 2020) – The Heartland Institute is excited to announce a groundbreaking new tool for policymakers, teachers, and anybody else interested in climate change. Heartland’s new ClimateAtAGlance.com website provides powerful, concise, one- or two-page summaries of the most important topics in the climate change debate. Today’s climate debate…
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A political think tank known for lies tries to teach students.

Sad
 
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[h=1]Heartland Institute Launches ClimateRealism.com[/h][FONT=&quot]Via press release: This new website will debunk the alarmist climate propaganda that dominates the media’s coverage of the environment ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (March 19, 2020) – The Heartland Institute is proud to announce ClimateRealism.com, a new website that debunks climate scares perpetuated in the media. ClimateRealism.com is Heartland’s second new climate website launched this…


47 mins ago March 19, 2020 in Climate News.
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Reports of Heartland's demise were greatly exaggerated.

Announcements
Heartland Climate Conference Returns!

It’s Back On! The Heartland Institute has a new date and place for our 14th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-14), postponed from its original May date due to COVID-19. We will be hosting the two-day conference on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Paris, Las Vegas. Once again, Heartland’s latest climate…
 
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