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| | Heartland works chiefly on education reform, government spending, taxation, entitlement reform, healthcare, tobacco policy, hydraulic fracturing, constitutional reform, and [[global warming]]. In 2012, ''The Economist'' called Heartland "the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change." | | Heartland works chiefly on education reform, government spending, taxation, entitlement reform, healthcare, tobacco policy, hydraulic fracturing, constitutional reform, and [[global warming]]. In 2012, ''The Economist'' called Heartland "the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change." |
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| − | Heartland is probably most-well-known for its efforts to educate legislators about free-market environmentalism, the tenuous link between [[passive smoking]] and serious health risks,<ref>https://www.heartland.org/ideas/smokers-rights</ref> and the dangers of [[Common Core]] education policy.<ref>[https://www.heartland.org/common-core Fight The Common Core]</ref> | + | Heartland is probably most-well known for its efforts to educate legislators about free-market environmentalism, the tenuous link between [[passive smoking]] and serious health risks,<ref>https://www.heartland.org/ideas/smokers-rights</ref> and the dangers of [[Common Core]] education policy.<ref>[https://www.heartland.org/common-core Fight The Common Core]</ref> |
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| | == History == | | == History == |
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| | The 10th International Conference on Climate Change — held in Washington, DC on June 11 and 12, 2015 — attracted some 450 scientists, economists, policy experts, and guests willing to question whether man-made global warming is a problem worth addressing. The event was hosted by The Heartland Institute, had 20 cosponsors, and featured 45 keynoters and panelists. | | The 10th International Conference on Climate Change — held in Washington, DC on June 11 and 12, 2015 — attracted some 450 scientists, economists, policy experts, and guests willing to question whether man-made global warming is a problem worth addressing. The event was hosted by The Heartland Institute, had 20 cosponsors, and featured 45 keynoters and panelists. |
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| − | Five [http://climatechangeawards.org/ awards] were given for life-time achievement, courage in defending climate science, effective communication, and more during five plenary sessions. | + | Five [http://climatechangeawards.org/ awards] were given for lifetime achievement, courage in defending climate science, effective communication, and more during five plenary sessions. |
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| | == Publications == | | == Publications == |