After Outing And Public Shaming, GM Finally Stops Funding Heartland Inst. Over Denialism

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After being outed as a financial contributor to the conservative advocacy group Heartland Institute, known for its denial of global climate change, General Motors has faced harsh criticism from environmentalists. The car company, which is pushing its new all-electric model, the Chevy Volt, has now announced it will no longer be contributing to the Heartland Institute.

"We’ve looked into it, and we’ve decided to discontinue it," a spokesperson from General Motors told the LA Times.

General Motors received extra pressure from the climate group Forecast the Facts, which organized an online campaign to push the company to stop donating to the Heartland Institute, including gathering signatures from 10,000 previous and current General Motors' customers.

Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast said in a statment for the press, "The General Motors Foundation has been a supporter of The Heartland Institute for some 20 years. We regret the loss of their support, particularly since it was prompted by false claims contained in a fake memo circulated by disgraced climate scientist Peter Gleick."

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http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0402-hance_heartland_gm.html

[PoliticAverse]

1. And people wonder why GM went bankrupt. n/t

[Ian David]

2. That was ORIGINALLY published April 1st. Are we sure it's not from The Yes Men? n/t

[hatrack]

3. Yes, you may be onto something! I wouldnt be the only person they've fooled!