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| + | Koch’s beliefs are in line with the Cato Institute, where he is in support of lower corporate taxation as well as personal taxation through privatisation of social security, and deregulation of industries by the government - especially environmental policy. Interestingly, [[Koch industries]] operate three oil refineries based in Alaska, Texas and Minnesota with revenues estimated to be around $100 billion dollars. In addition to this the research Centre for Public Integrity plublished that between 1986-1993 the Koch family gave around $11 million dollars to the Cato Institute <ref>Cato, "[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer?currentPage=all#ixzz1296uNLOj]", access 12.10.10 </ref>. | ||
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| + | Koch brothers (David and Charles ) have also funded organisations and lobby groups of environmental sceptics such as: The Independent Women’s Forum, which opposes teaching of global warming as a scientific fact in American public schools and The Heritage Foundation <ref>Cato, "[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer?currentPage=all#ixzz1296uNLOj]", access 12.10.10 </ref>. In 2008, a similar incident occurred where oil company ExxonMobil gave $50,000 to The Heritage Foundation to publish ‘inaccurate and misleading’ information about climate change. However, the foundation still maintains that: "Growing scientific evidence casts doubt on whether global warming constitutes a threat” <ref>Cato, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/01/exxon-mobil-climate-change-sceptics-funding. ]", access 12.10.10 </ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 18:57, 12 October 2010
History
The Cato institute is a ‘public policy research organization - think tank’ which was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane (Founder and President) and Charles Koch (Vice President of Koch Industries) [1] [2]. The name Cato Institute was based on the early 18th-century British essays written by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon under the alias of Cato, where the series of essays were in support of freedom of speech and political liberty. These very principles such as: ‘Individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace’ form the basis of the Cato Institute’s values today [3] [4].
People
Directors
The Cato institute is lead by a board of directors including some key players such as: Founder and President of the Cato Institute Edward H.Crane; Robert A. Levy (Chairman of the board, Cato Institute); and David H. Koch (Executive Vice President of Koch industries).
Koch’s beliefs are in line with the Cato Institute, where he is in support of lower corporate taxation as well as personal taxation through privatisation of social security, and deregulation of industries by the government - especially environmental policy. Interestingly, Koch industries operate three oil refineries based in Alaska, Texas and Minnesota with revenues estimated to be around $100 billion dollars. In addition to this the research Centre for Public Integrity plublished that between 1986-1993 the Koch family gave around $11 million dollars to the Cato Institute [5].
Koch brothers (David and Charles ) have also funded organisations and lobby groups of environmental sceptics such as: The Independent Women’s Forum, which opposes teaching of global warming as a scientific fact in American public schools and The Heritage Foundation [6]. In 2008, a similar incident occurred where oil company ExxonMobil gave $50,000 to The Heritage Foundation to publish ‘inaccurate and misleading’ information about climate change. However, the foundation still maintains that: "Growing scientific evidence casts doubt on whether global warming constitutes a threat” [7].
Funding
Suggestions for sub-pages
Just suggestions - feel free to change/add to this - although it is recommended that you create several main pages linked to from this main project page so group members can edit simultaneously.
Globalisation:Cato Institute: Ideology and aims
Globalisation:Cato Institute: Activities
Globalisation:Cato Institute: Funding and support
Globalisation:Cato Institute: Views on climate change and environmental policy
Contacts
website: http://www.cato.org/
Cato Institute is a think tank [8]
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