He thought the conversation around global warming was alarmist, and his scientific credentials made him a go-to expert for those who played down the threat.
He thought the conversation around global warming was alarmist, and his scientific credentials made him a go-to expert for those who played down the threat.
Robert E. Murray, the former chairman of Murray Energy, gave nearly $1 million to climate denial groups and other organizations seeking to undo environmental regulations.
For years, the Mercer Family Foundation has bankrolled efforts to question climate science with millions of dollars in donations to groups such as the Heartland Institute, CO2 Coalition and Cato Institute.
The Cato Institute quietly shut down a program that for years sought to raise uncertainty about climate science, leaving the libertarian think tank co-founded by Charles Koch without an office dedicated to global warming.
