https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/astroturfers-expand-to-climate/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 01:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/astroturfers-expand-to-climate/#comment-542657 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:18:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/astroturfers-expand-to-climate/#comment-542657 The Petroleum Institute wanted to “deliver a loud message” to members of Congress. What’s wrong? Aren’t their dollars loud enough any more? Oh, they can’t rely on that because some Congress-critters wouldn’t take their money. Yep; fake “grass-roots” organizations are definitely the way to go. I think it would be a lot cheaper than all of those political donations anyway.

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