200+ Scientists Want Trump-Backer and Climate Denial Funder Rebekah Mercer Kicked Off Natural History Museum Board

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By Common DreamsJan 26, 2018, 3:53 pm189 pts
By Julia Conley More than 200 scientists have called on the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) to cut ties with board member Rebekah Mercer, the billionaire backer of President Donald Trump who has also funded " climate denial " groups in order to protect the fossil fuel industry's pollution-causing…

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