Uploaded January 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Fondsen klimaatscepticus Pat Michaels (Cato Instituut) voor 40% uit olie-industrie.

Het CATO Instituut was ook al verantwoordelijk voor het, door KOCH Industries gefinancierde Climategate (+-190 miljoen $) De gebroeders KOCH zijn op hun buurt weer een fervent sponsor van de teaparty beweging (en afgeleiden). Lekker, zo'n onafhankelijke, rechtse denktank.

ZAKARIA: Let me ask you what people wonder about, advocates like you. They say —

MICHAELS: I'm advocating for efficiency.

ZAKARIA: Right. But people say that you're advocating also for the current petroleum-based industry to stand pat, to stay as it is, and that a lot of your research is funded by these industries.

MICHAELS: Oh, no, no. First of all, what I'm saying is —

ZAKARIA: Well, is your research funded by these industries?

MICHAELS: Not largely. The fact of the matter is —

ZAKARIA: Can I ask you what percentage of your work is funded by the petroleum industry?

MICHAELS: I don't know. 40 percent? I don't know.

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