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| − | The Heartland Institute is a not-for-profit institution based in [[Chicago]]. It was founded in 1984 by David Padden and Joseph Best with the mission "to discover and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems". | + | The Heartland Institute is a not-for-profit institution based in [[Chicago]]. It was founded in 1984 by David Padden and Joseph Best with the mission "to discover and promote [[free market|free-market]] solutions to social and economic problems". In addition to being a free market advocate, the institute 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.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/tobacco-and-oil-pay-for-climate-conference-790474.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:53, March 2, 2012
The Heartland Institute is a not-for-profit institution based in Chicago. It was founded in 1984 by David Padden and Joseph Best with the mission "to discover and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems". In addition to being a free market advocate, the institute 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.[1]