“God Bless Trump”: 25 Years Ago This Man Kick Started the First Fossil Fuel–Funded Campaigns to Attack Climate Science

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By Graham ReadfearnJan 29, 2017, 6:58 am365 pts
In July 1988, on page 11 of Sports Illustrated magazine, one story caught the eye of Fred Palmer. Under the headline “The Foul, Hot Summer,” the article lamented that year’s scorching heat and drought. “We have only ourselves to blame for this midsummer's nightmare. Burning fossil fuels has created…

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