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'''Astroturfing''' means pretending to represent a constituency. The term refers to [[grassroots]] movements, where "astroturf" in the artificial grass used in the Houston Astrodome.
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==American Corn Growers Association==
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This group opposes genetically-engineered crops for ideological reasons.
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*ACGA has much stronger ties to and support from the environmental extremists than they do from actual corn producers in the U.S. They are not credible representatives for U.S. corn growers. [http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/42]
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==[[Union of Concerned Scientists]]==
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Claims there is a "[[scientific consensus]]" in favor of the [[Anthropogenic global warming theory]] and trashed the reputation of Danish statisticion [[Bjorn Lomborg]] when he exposed [[environmentalist]] [[junk science]].
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*UCS embraces an environmental agenda that often stands at odds with the “rigorous scientific analysis” it claims to employ. A radical green wolf in sheep’s clothing, UCS tries to distinguish itself from the [[Greenpeace]]s of the world by convincing the media that its recommendations reflect a consensus among the scientific community. [http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/145]
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