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<p>Jlakely: Mark</p> <hr /> <div>'''The Heartland Institute''' is an American [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] public policy think tank founded in [[Chicago]] in 1984 by David Padden with the mission &quot;to discover and promote [[free market|free-market]] solutions to social and economic problems.&quot; In 2015, Heartland left Chicago and bought a new building in Arlington Heights, Illinois&lt;ref&gt;[http://heartland.org/ Heartland].&lt;/ref&gt; In 2016, Heartland named the event space in its new building the [[Andrew Breitbart]] Freedom Center.<br /> <br /> 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 &quot;the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change.&quot;<br /> <br /> 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&lt;ref&gt;https://www.heartland.org/ideas/smokers-rights&lt;/ref&gt;, and the dangers of [[Common Core]] education policy.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.heartland.org/common-core Fight The Common Core]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Staff and structure ==<br /> Joseph Bast is president and CEO. Dr. Herbert Walberg is chairman of the board. Heartland’s Science Director is [[Jay Lehr]].<br /> <br /> The organization has a full-time staff of 39, including 30 working in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Heartland also counts 250 academics and professional economists who serve as Policy Advisors — including [[Dennis Avery]], [[Fred Singer]], [[Apollo 17]] astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham, Dr. [[Sallie Baliunas]], Lord [[Christopher Monckton]], [[RedState]] Co-founder Ben Domenech, [[Neal McCluskey]], Brian Wesbury, [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]] President Dr. Jane Orient, Lewis Uhler, and former [[Reagan Era]] administration official Peter Ferrara.<br /> <br /> Heartland counts more than 200 elected officials who pay dues to serve on Heartland’s Legislative Forum. Heartland is a member of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] and is active in helping [[ALEC]] promoting policies that embrace free markets, individual liberty, and smaller government.<br /> <br /> == Climate conferences ==<br /> The Heartland Institute has hosted 11 [http://climateconferences.heartland.org/ International Conferences on Climate Change] since 2008. These events have attracted extensive international attention to the debate taking place in the scientific community over the causes, extent, and consequences of climate change. <br /> <br /> The International Conferences on Climate Change are a project of The Heartland Institute’s [https://www.heartland.org/issues/environment Center on Climate and Environmental Policy], which produces an ambitious program of research and educational projects in defense of free-market environmentalism. That effort has brought together hundreds of scientists and economic experts to participate in the production of books (including four volumes in the [http://climatechangereconsidered.org/ Climate Change Reconsidered series] rebutting the alarmist reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), policy studies, videos, a monthly public policy newspaper, a [http://news.heartland.org/climate-change-weekly weekly e-newsletter], events, and other educational activities.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Five [http://climatechangeawards.org/ awards] were given for life-time achievement, courage in defending climate science, effective communication, and more during five plenary sessions.<br /> <br /> == Publications ==<br /> Heartland sends four monthly public policy newspapers – ''Budget &amp; Tax News'', ''Health Care News'', ''Environment &amp; Climate News'', and ''School Reform News'' – to every national and state elected official in the U.S. and thousands of civic and business leaders. They can be all be read at the [http://news.heartland.org/ Heartlander] digital magazine. The organization also produces books, policy studies, booklets, videos, and the [https://www.heartland.org/podcasts Heartland Daily Podcast].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:United States Political Organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Libertarianism]]<br /> [[Category:Welfare State]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]</div>

Jlakely https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Heartland_Institute&diff=1199598 2016-02-23T04:33:19Z

<p>Jlakely: Minor changes to what Heartland works on.</p> <hr /> <div>'''The Heartland Institute''' is an American [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] public policy think tank founded in [[Chicago]] in 1984 by David Padden with the mission &quot;to discover and promote [[free market|free-market]] solutions to social and economic problems.&quot; In 2015, Heartland left Chicago and bought a new building in Arlington Heights, Illinois&lt;ref&gt;[http://heartland.org/ Heartland].&lt;/ref&gt; In 2016, Heartland named the event space in its new building the [[Andrew Breitbart]] Freedom Center.<br /> <br /> Heartland works chiefly on education reform, government spending, taxation, entitlement reform, healthcare, tobacco policy, hydraulic fracturing, constitutional reform, and climate change. In 2012, ''The Economist'' called Heartland &quot;the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change.&quot;<br /> <br /> 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&lt;ref&gt;https://www.heartland.org/ideas/smokers-rights&lt;/ref&gt;, and the dangers of [[Common Core]] education policy.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.heartland.org/common-core Fight The Common Core]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Staff and structure ==<br /> Joseph Bast is president and CEO. Dr. Herbert Walberg is chairman of the board. Heartland’s Science Director is [[Jay Lehr]].<br /> <br /> The organization has a full-time staff of 39, including 30 working in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Heartland also counts 250 academics and professional economists who serve as Policy Advisors — including [[Dennis Avery]], [[Fred Singer]], [[Apollo 17]] astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham, Dr. [[Sallie Baliunas]], Lord [[Christopher Monckton]], [[RedState]] Co-founder Ben Domenech, [[Neal McCluskey]], Brian Wesbury, [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]] President Dr. Jane Orient, Lewis Uhler, and former [[Reagan Era]] administration official Peter Ferrara.<br /> <br /> Heartland counts more than 200 elected officials who pay dues to serve on Heartland’s Legislative Forum. Heartland is a member of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] and is active in helping [[ALEC]] promoting policies that embrace free markets, individual liberty, and smaller government.<br /> <br /> == Climate conferences ==<br /> The Heartland Institute has hosted 11 [http://climateconferences.heartland.org/ International Conferences on Climate Change] since 2008. These events have attracted extensive international attention to the debate taking place in the scientific community over the causes, extent, and consequences of climate change. <br /> <br /> The International Conferences on Climate Change are a project of The Heartland Institute’s [https://www.heartland.org/issues/environment Center on Climate and Environmental Policy], which produces an ambitious program of research and educational projects in defense of free-market environmentalism. That effort has brought together hundreds of scientists and economic experts to participate in the production of books (including four volumes in the [http://climatechangereconsidered.org/ Climate Change Reconsidered series] rebutting the alarmist reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), policy studies, videos, a monthly public policy newspaper, a [http://news.heartland.org/climate-change-weekly weekly e-newsletter], events, and other educational activities.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Five [http://climatechangeawards.org/ awards] were given for life-time achievement, courage in defending climate science, effective communication, and more during five plenary sessions.<br /> <br /> == Publications ==<br /> Heartland sends four monthly public policy newspapers – ''Budget &amp; Tax News'', ''Health Care News'', ''Environment &amp; Climate News'', and ''School Reform News'' – to every national and state elected official in the U.S. and thousands of civic and business leaders. They can be all be read at the [http://news.heartland.org/ Heartlander] digital magazine. The organization also produces books, policy studies, booklets, videos, and the [https://www.heartland.org/podcasts Heartland Daily Podcast].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:United States Political Organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Libertarianism]]<br /> [[Category:Welfare State]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]</div>

Jlakely https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Heartland_Institute&diff=1199594 2016-02-23T04:29:34Z

<p>Jlakely: Minor punctuation changes.</p> <hr /> <div>'''The Heartland Institute''' is an American [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] public policy think tank founded in [[Chicago]] in 1984 by David Padden with the mission &quot;to discover and promote [[free market|free-market]] solutions to social and economic problems.&quot; In 2015, Heartland left Chicago and bought a new building in Arlington Heights, Illinois&lt;ref&gt;[http://heartland.org/ Heartland].&lt;/ref&gt; In 2016, Heartland named the event space in its new building the [[Andrew Breitbart]] Freedom Center.<br /> <br /> Heartland works on education reform, government spending, taxation, healthcare, education, tobacco policy, global warming, hydraulic fracturing, information technology, and climate change. In 2012, ''The Economist'' called Heartland &quot;the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change.&quot;<br /> <br /> 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&lt;ref&gt;https://www.heartland.org/ideas/smokers-rights&lt;/ref&gt;, and the dangers of [[Common Core]] education policy.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.heartland.org/common-core Fight The Common Core]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Staff and structure ==<br /> Joseph Bast is president and CEO. Dr. Herbert Walberg is chairman of the board. Heartland’s Science Director is [[Jay Lehr]].<br /> <br /> The organization has a full-time staff of 39, including 30 working in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Heartland also counts 250 academics and professional economists who serve as Policy Advisors — including [[Dennis Avery]], [[Fred Singer]], [[Apollo 17]] astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham, Dr. [[Sallie Baliunas]], Lord [[Christopher Monckton]], [[RedState]] Co-founder Ben Domenech, [[Neal McCluskey]], Brian Wesbury, [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]] President Dr. Jane Orient, Lewis Uhler, and former [[Reagan Era]] administration official Peter Ferrara.<br /> <br /> Heartland counts more than 200 elected officials who pay dues to serve on Heartland’s Legislative Forum. Heartland is a member of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] and is active in helping [[ALEC]] promoting policies that embrace free markets, individual liberty, and smaller government.<br /> <br /> == Climate conferences ==<br /> The Heartland Institute has hosted 11 [http://climateconferences.heartland.org/ International Conferences on Climate Change] since 2008. These events have attracted extensive international attention to the debate taking place in the scientific community over the causes, extent, and consequences of climate change. <br /> <br /> The International Conferences on Climate Change are a project of The Heartland Institute’s [https://www.heartland.org/issues/environment Center on Climate and Environmental Policy], which produces an ambitious program of research and educational projects in defense of free-market environmentalism. That effort has brought together hundreds of scientists and economic experts to participate in the production of books (including four volumes in the [http://climatechangereconsidered.org/ Climate Change Reconsidered series] rebutting the alarmist reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), policy studies, videos, a monthly public policy newspaper, a [http://news.heartland.org/climate-change-weekly weekly e-newsletter], events, and other educational activities.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Five [http://climatechangeawards.org/ awards] were given for life-time achievement, courage in defending climate science, effective communication, and more during five plenary sessions.<br /> <br /> == Publications ==<br /> Heartland sends four monthly public policy newspapers – ''Budget &amp; Tax News'', ''Health Care News'', ''Environment &amp; Climate News'', and ''School Reform News'' – to every national and state elected official in the U.S. and thousands of civic and business leaders. They can be all be read at the [http://news.heartland.org/ Heartlander] digital magazine. The organization also produces books, policy studies, booklets, videos, and the [https://www.heartland.org/podcasts Heartland Daily Podcast].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:United States Political Organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Libertarianism]]<br /> [[Category:Welfare State]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]</div>

Jlakely https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Heartland_Institute&diff=1199592 2016-02-23T04:22:16Z

<p>Jlakely: Major changes: Updating this entry to flesh it out, and update it on Heartland's latest activities. More to follow.</p> <hr /> <div>'''The Heartland Institute''' is an American [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] public policy think tank founded in [[Chicago]] in 1984 by David Padden with the mission &quot;to discover and promote [[free market|free-market]] solutions to social and economic problems.&quot; In 2015, Heartland left Chicago and bought a new building in Arlington Heights, Illinois&lt;ref&gt;[http://heartland.org/ Heartland]&lt;/ref&gt;. In 2016, Heartland named the event space in its new building the [[Andrew Breitbart]] Freedom Center.<br /> <br /> Heartland works on education reform, government spending, taxation, healthcare, education, tobacco policy, global warming, hydraulic fracturing, information technology, and climate change. In 2012, ''The Economist'' called Heartland &quot;the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change.&quot;<br /> <br /> 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&lt;ref&gt;https://www.heartland.org/ideas/smokers-rights&lt;/ref&gt;, and the dangers of [[Common Core]] education policy&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.heartland.org/common-core]&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Staff and structure ==<br /> Joseph Bast is president and CEO. Dr. Herbert Walberg is chairman of the board. Heartland’s Science Director is [[Jay Lehr]].<br /> <br /> The organization has a full-time staff of 39, including 30 working in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Heartland also counts 250 academics and professional economists who serve as Policy Advisors — including [[Dennis Avery]], [[Fred Singer]], [[Apollo 17]] astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham, Dr. [[Sallie Baliunas]], Lord [[Christopher Monckton]], [[RedState]] Co-founder Ben Domenech, [[Neal McCluskey]], Brian Wesbury, [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]] President Dr. Jane Orient, Lewis Uhler, and former [[Reagan Era]] administration official Peter Ferrara.<br /> <br /> Heartland counts more than 200 elected officials who pay dues to serve on Heartland’s Legislative Forum. Heartland is a member of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] and is active in helping [[ALEC]] promoting policies that embrace free markets, individual liberty, and smaller government.<br /> <br /> == Climate conferences ==<br /> The Heartland Institute has hosted 11 [http://climateconferences.heartland.org/ International Conferences on Climate Change] since 2008. These events have attracted extensive international attention to the debate taking place in the scientific community over the causes, extent, and consequences of climate change. <br /> <br /> The International Conferences on Climate Change are a project of The Heartland Institute’s [https://www.heartland.org/issues/environment Center on Climate and Environmental Policy], which produces an ambitious program of research and educational projects in defense of free-market environmentalism. That effort has brought together hundreds of scientists and economic experts to participate in the production of books (including four volumes in the [http://climatechangereconsidered.org/ Climate Change Reconsidered series] rebutting the alarmist reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), policy studies, videos, a monthly public policy newspaper, a [http://news.heartland.org/climate-change-weekly weekly e-newsletter], events, and other educational activities.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Five [http://climatechangeawards.org/ awards] were given for life-time achievement, courage in defending climate science, effective communication, and more during five plenary sessions.<br /> <br /> == Publications ==<br /> Heartland sends four monthly public policy newspapers – ''Budget &amp; Tax News'', ''Health Care News'', ''Environment &amp; Climate News'', and ''School Reform News'' – to every national and state elected official in the U.S. and thousands of civic and business leaders. They can be all be read at the [http://news.heartland.org/ Heartlander] digital magazine. The organization also produces books, policy studies, booklets, videos, and the [https://www.heartland.org/podcasts Heartland Daily Podcast].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:United States Political Organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Libertarianism]]<br /> [[Category:Welfare State]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]</div>

Jlakely https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Heartland_Institute&diff=1199562 2016-02-23T00:50:34Z

<p>Jlakely: Punctuation correction.</p> <hr /> <div>The Heartland Institute is a not-for-profit institution based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. It was founded in [[Chicago]] in 1984 by David Padden and Joseph Bast with the mission &quot;to discover and promote [[free market|free-market]] solutions to social and economic problems.&quot; In addition to being a free market advocate, Heartland has also worked to fight junk science, such as the idea of man-made [[global warming]] and the tenuous link between [[passive smoking]] and health risks.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/tobacco-and-oil-pay-for-climate-conference-790474.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:United States Political Organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Libertarianism]]<br /> [[Category:Welfare State]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]</div>

Jlakely https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Heartland_Institute&diff=1199561 2016-02-23T00:42:41Z

<p>Jlakely: Updated the current Heartland headquarters. Corrected the spelling of Joesph Bast's name.</p> <hr /> <div>The Heartland Institute is a not-for-profit institution based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. It was founded in [[Chicago]] in 1984 by David Padden and Joseph Bast with the mission &quot;to discover and promote [[free market|free-market]] solutions to social and economic problems&quot;. In addition to being a free market advocate, Heartland has also worked to fight junk science, such as the idea of man-made [[global warming]] and the tenuous link between [[passive smoking]] and health risks.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/tobacco-and-oil-pay-for-climate-conference-790474.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:United States Political Organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Libertarianism]]<br /> [[Category:Welfare State]]<br /> [[Category:Conservatives]]<br /> [[Category:Reagan Era]]</div>

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