{"id":4670,"date":"2017-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/american-conservative-union-foundation-acuf-cpac\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:32:40","slug":"american-conservative-union-foundation-acuf-cpac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate\/climate-deniers\/front-groups\/american-conservative-union-foundation-acuf-cpac\/","title":{"rendered":"American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) and CPAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4subtitle'>Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group<\/span><br \/><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>$3,000 received from the Charles Koch Foundation, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) is the 501c3 fundraising organization for the American Conservative Union, a 501c4 political organization. The American Conservative Union\u00a0is best known for hosting the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, known as\u00a0CPAC.<\/p>\n<p>As we detail on PolluterWatch.org,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/polluterwatch.com\/american-conservative-union-cpac\">CPAC hosts climate science deniers<\/a> working for organizations that are financed by fossil fuel companies, executives, and lobbying groups.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/secureusa.greenpeace.org\/convio\/koch_funding.php?o=86\" width=\"570\" height=\"1150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SourceWatch: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php\/American_Conservative_Union\">American Conservative Union<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SourceWatch: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php\/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference\">Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DeSmogBlog:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmogblog.com\/2017\/02\/22\/uk-climate-deniers-take-anti-science-message-trump-administration-cpac-2017\">UK Climate Deniers Take Anti-Science Message to Trump Administration at CPAC 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right Wing Watch: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/organizations\/american-conservative-union\/\">American Conservative Union<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group$3,000 received from the Charles Koch Foundation, 2015 The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) is the 501c3 fundraising organization for the American Conservative Union, a 501c4 political organization. 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