2,468
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
:But "the Colorado-based American Tradition Institute is part of a broader network of groups with close ties to energy interests that have long fought greenhouse gas regulation. Our investigation also finds that ATI has connections with the [[Koch brothers]], [[Art Pope]] and other conservative donors seeking to expand their political influence," reported the Institute for Southern Studies in October 2011.<ref name=iss>{{cite web
intro clarified unclear personnel connection with WTP
The '''American Tradition Institute''' (ATI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Washington, DC and in Denver, CO. According to its mission statement, the ATI is "a public policy research and educational foundation ... founded in 2009 to help lead the national discussion about environmental issues, including air and water quality and regulation, responsible land use, natural resource management, energy development, property rights, and free-market principles of stewardship."
|publisher=The Institute for Southern Studies
|title=SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Who's behind the 'information attacks' on climate scientists? -
In 2011, ATI sued the University of Virginia to get access to the emails of climatologist [[Michael Mann]].
According to ATI's 2010 IRS Form 990, its personnel are all volunteers; whether they're paid by ATI's sister 501(c)(4), [[Western Tradition Partnership]], is unknown, as that group does not appear to have filed a return with the IRS.<ref>Guidestar.org, 2011-12-02</ref>
==Background - sprung from 501(c)(4)(?) WTP (which was formed in Colorado in 2008)==
