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<blockquote data-quote="Geek" data-source="post: 2690599" data-attributes="member: 246624">... and it is starting to look like they are mainly tilting at windmills, but still:
Confidential memo seen by Guardian calls for climate change sceptics to turn American public against solar and wind power...

&nbsp; 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&#039;s energy agenda....

&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Why.&nbsp; WHY????? &nbsp; <a href="http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/08/conservative-thinktanks-obama-energy-plans?cat=environment&amp;type=article" target="_blank">Here&#039;s the story at the Guardian. </a>&nbsp;<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/05/right_wing_coalition_to_attack.php#commentsArea" target="_blank">Read the comments on this post...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GregLadensBlog/~4/6yaxHCD3yqU" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geek, post: 2690599, member: 246624"] ... and it is starting to look like they are mainly tilting at windmills, but still: [INDENT] Confidential memo seen by Guardian calls for climate change sceptics to turn American public against solar and wind power... 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.[/INDENT] Why. WHY????? [URL="http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/08/conservative-thinktanks-obama-energy-plans?cat=environment&type=article"]Here's the story at the Guardian. [/URL] [URL="http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/05/right_wing_coalition_to_attack.php#commentsArea"]Read the comments on this post...[/URL][IMG]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GregLadensBlog/~4/6yaxHCD3yqU[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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