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Global Warming, The Christian Right, and Big Oil
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On May 15, a campaign was launched by the Christian Right called “We Get It.” Endorsed by notables such as James Dobson, Tom Coburn, James Inhofe, and Pat Boone, the campaign tries to convince us that it’s a bad idea to fight global warming by trying to control carbon emissions. They claim that such measures are based on “unproven” science and that they would make life much more difficult for the world’s poor.
As I perused the “We Get It” website, I came across a list of supporting organizations. I decided, just for fun, to see how long it would take for me to make a direct connect to a major oil company. In less than three minutes, I had found two such connections:
1) One of the supporting groups is the Acton Institute, which receives regular donations from none other than ExxonMobil.
2) Another of the supporting groups is The Cornwall Alliance, which was founded by the Interfaith Stewardship Alliance, which also receives funding from none other than ExxonMobil.
With some actual time spent researching, I wonder how many of the other backers of “We Get It” have ties to Big Oil?
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