Connor Gibson @grassrootbeer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Koch previously granted $110,000 for Soon's research in 2005-2007. In short, Soon concluded that polar bears aren't threatened by global warming. As @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social summarized in 2010 and 2015: 110
Connor Gibson @grassrootbeer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Soon's research on polar bears contradicted previous research by many scientists about the threats to bear populations from climate change. Unlike Soon, they specialized in conservation biology. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science... www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5931051 www.spiegel.de/internationa... 100
Connor Gibson @grassrootbeer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Summarizing 2009-2010: *Koch secretly funded ACCF/NAM study + Willie Soon's research. *Much "Climategate" hysteria from Koch, Cato, CEI, AFP *Koch lobbyists plotted against the national climate bill. *AFP used "No Climate Tax" pledge and held 80+ events opposing climate legislation, which died. 100
