Talk:Institute for Humane Studies
News and controversies
In January 2014, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow claimed that the Koch brothers were connected to a Florida law, since declared unconstitutional, that required drug testing for welfare recipients. She reported that the Florida Foundation for Government Accountability, which advocated for the law, had participated in the Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program when it was affiliated with the Institute for Humane Studies.[1]
Greenpeace has reported that "several prominent climate change deniers have prominent positions at IHS," including Robert Bradley and Fred Singer, and others have been invited as guest lecturers, including Bruce Yandle and Kenneth Green.[2]
According to Mother Jones, the Institute for Humane Studies gave a scholarship to Polish conservative and climate change skeptic Tomasz Teluk. Teluk founded the Polish libertarian think-tank the Globalization Institute, which has received funding from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation.<ref>Josh Harkinson, "Climate Change Deniers Without Borders," Mother Jones, December 22, 2009. Accessed May 27, 2014.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Erik Wemple, "MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow recommits to her slam on Koch brothers," The Washington Post, January 28, 2014. Accessed May 27, 2014.
- ↑ Greenpeace.org, "Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group," Accessed May 27, 2014.