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{{#badges: AEX|Climate change}} The '''Public Interest Institute''' (PII) is a "non-profit, non-partisan, public policy research organization located on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa."<ref>[http://www.limitedgovernment.org/about.html "Who We Are"], organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref> The PII researches issues "such as limiting government spending and privatization of government services" as well as "principles and methods to promote and encourage human rights, economic freedom, economic growth, and the creation of jobs... in Iowa."<ref>[http://www.limitedgovernment.org/mission.html "Mission],organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref> PII is a member of the [[State Policy Network]]
==Global Warming==
In 2009 the institute was a co-sponsor of the [[Heartland Institute]]'s 2009 conference for climate change skeptics.<ref>Heartland Institute, [http://www.heartland.org/events/NewYork09/sponsorships.html "Co-Sponsors"], Heartland Institute website, March 5, 2009.</ref>
==Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council==
PII has ties to the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]](ALEC) through [[Richard Vedder]], a member of their advisory board.<ref>[http://www.limitedgovernment.org/advisory.html "Advisory Board"], organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref>. Mr. Vedder is listed as a "scholar" at the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]]<ref>[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/board-of-scholars/ "Board of Scholars", organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref> and is the recipient of ALEC's Adam Smith Free Enterprise Award.<ref>Independent Institute [http://www.independent.org/aboutus/awards.asp About Us/Awards], organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref>
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