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group ClimateDepot, was produced by "CFACT Presents", with the organization's president and executive director, David Rothbard and Craig Rucker, receiving executive producer credits. Aired in around 400 theaters across the United States on May 2, 2016, the film mocks climate science through a series
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Total revenues over the years 2009 through 2011 have averaged around $ 3 million, as reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 and its 2011 annual audited financial statement. In 2010, nearly half of CFACT's funding came from
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with the goal of "safeguarding the intent of libertarian and conservative donors". In 2011, CFACT received a $ 1.2 million grant from Donors Trust, 40% of CFACT's revenue that year.
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CFACT Europe is CFACT's European branch. It was founded by German historian Holger Thuss who is also connected to the
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Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow is a student-led branch of CFACT led by National Director Bill Gilles.
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conference in Copenhagen, CFACT hosted a rival event in Copenhagen called the
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CFACT is governed by a Board of Directors that includes founding president
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Epstein, Lita; Jaco, C.D.; Neimann, Julianne C. (2003).
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drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Index

Craig Rucker

Nonprofit organization
think tank
Washington, DC
United States
Craig Rucker
Marc Morano
www.cfact.org
501(c)(3)
advocates
free-market
environmental issues
private property rights
rejects the scientific consensus on climate change
David Rothbard
Marc Morano
Eco-Imperialism
Donors Trust
donor-advised fund
Peabody Energy
Robert E. Murray
Murray Energy
Cooler Heads Coalition
climate science
Kyoto Protocol
drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
hydraulic fracturing
Climate Hustle
Marc Morano

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