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Posted Wed May 9 2012: from London Guardian:
Conservative thinktanks step up attacks against Obama's clean energy strategy http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1336584500
A network of ultra-conservative groups is ramping up an offensive on multiple fronts to turn the American public against wind farms and Barack Obama's energy agenda. A number of rightwing organisations, including Americans for Prosperity, which is funded by the billionaire Koch brothers, are attacking Obama for his support for solar and wind power. The American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec), which also has financial links to the Kochs, has drafted bills to overturn state laws promoting wind energy. Now a confidential strategy memo seen by the Guardian advises using "subversion" to build a national movement of wind farm protesters.
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'Doc Michael says:
These thinktanks are sure full of gas.

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