{"id":4750,"date":"2015-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/foundation-for-research-on-economics-and-the-environment-free\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T08:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:50:56","slug":"foundation-for-research-on-economics-and-the-environment-free","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate\/climate-deniers\/front-groups\/foundation-for-research-on-economics-and-the-environment-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4subtitle'>Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group<\/span><br \/><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>$1,525,000 from Koch foundations, 1997-2009<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"leader\"><a title=\"Foundation for Research on Economics and Environment Peter Geddes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaigns\/global-warming-and-energy\/polluterwatch\/koch-industries\/Foundation%20for%20Research%20on%20Economics%20and%20the%20Environment%20%28FREE%29:%20$365,000%20%5B$1,475,000%20from%201986-2008%5D.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Geddes,<\/a> Executive Vice President of <a class=\"zoom\" title=\"FREE \" href=\"http:\/\/www.exxonsecrets.org\/html\/orgfactsheet.php?id=34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREE<\/a>, has <a class=\"zoom\" title=\"FREE advocates against taking action\" href=\"http:\/\/www.free-eco.org\/articleDisplay.php?id=409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advocated against taking action<\/a> on climate change because warming is &#8220;inevitable&#8221; and expensive to address. 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