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Aliya Haq: Greenpeace’s letter to Charles Koch and the Exxon’s connection of Romney’s spokeswoman

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2012, Aliya Haq, D.R. Tucker, Greenpeace.

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Greenpeace has sent a letter to Charles Koch asking whether we can expect a position change  on their longstanding denial of climate science now that one of its fundees, Dr. Richard Muller—as heard on The Green Front last week—has acknowledged global warming is a real threat. Aliya Haq, a research specialist at Greenpeace focused on climate change and corporate accountability, will also discuss links between a Romney spokeswoman and denial money.

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Dr. Richard Muller: The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2012, Richard Muller.

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The "man of the moment" on climate change joins us–Dr. Richard Muller of BEST (Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature) and a physics professor at UC Berkeley has made headlines this week with his op-ed acknowledging that not only is climate change real, but that humans are "almost entirely the cause". Muller's research is funded in part by the Koch Brothers so this should be interesting.

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Bob Inglis: Energy and Enterprise Initiative

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2012, Bob Inglis.

Rep._Bob_Inglis,_109th_CongressA just-launched initiative to promote climate change solutions to conservative voters is the focus of our first segment. Republican Representative Bob Inglis, defeated by a Tea Partier after serving six terms in South Carolina, will talk about his conversion from denier to believer on global warming, and why he thinks ignoring scientific realities is a losing proposition for conservatives.

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