{"id":4787,"date":"2015-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/american-spectator-foundation\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T08:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:55:32","slug":"american-spectator-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate\/climate-deniers\/front-groups\/american-spectator-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"American Spectator Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4subtitle'>Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group<\/span><br \/><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>$164,161 from Koch foundations, 1997-2017<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"leader\">The <strong>American Spectator<\/strong> is a part of conservative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/en\/campaigns\/global-warming-and-energy\/polluterwatch\/koch-industries\/CASE-STUDY-The-Kochtopus-Media-Network\/\">media network with clear Koch influence<\/a> and serves as a reliable platform for attacks on the scientific consensus of global warming and policy solutions to averting catastrophic climate change. The American Spectator, which receives money from Koch Brother foundations through its associated Foundation, is a regular platform for career climate science deniers such as Paul Chesser and Chris Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/may\/08\/conservative-thinktanks-obama-energy-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Tradition Institute<\/a> (see more on <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.desmogblog.com\/paul-chesser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chesser<\/a> and <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.desmogblog.com\/chris-horner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horner<\/a> in DeSmogBlog&#8217;s database).<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The American Spectator has <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/25\/mitt-romney-clarifies-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his recognition of global warming\u00a0 and <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/archives\/2012\/03\/07\/romneys-pending-sell-out-on-gl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defended<\/a> the <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/may\/20\/heartland-institute-future-staff-cash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heartland Institute<\/a> after a leak of its internal documents detailed how its climate denial campaign is being financed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/secureusa.greenpeace.org\/convio\/koch_funding.php?o=48\" width=\"570\" height=\"1150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SourceWatch profile: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php\/American_Spectator\">American Spectator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right Wing Watch profile: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/organizations\/american-spectator\/\">American Spectator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little Sis relationship map: <a href=\"https:\/\/littlesis.org\/org\/87588\/American_Spectator_Foundation\">American Spectator Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media Matters articles on the <a href=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/shows-and-publications\/american-spectator\">American Spectator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conservative Transparency: <a href=\"http:\/\/conservativetransparency.org\/org\/american-spectator-foundation\/\">American Spectator Foundation funding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ExxonSecrets profile: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exxonsecrets.org\/html\/orgfactsheet.php?id=134\">American Spectator Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group$164,161 from Koch foundations, 1997-2017 The American Spectator is a part of conservative media network with clear Koch influence and serves as a reliable platform for attacks on the scientific consensus of global warming and policy solutions to averting catastrophic climate change. 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