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position CEO
industry Variety Wholesalers
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James “Art” Pope is the CEO of Variety Wholesalers, a discount retail chain he inherited from his father, and chairman of the...

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Art Pope

status "I will not be shut up."
What's on ALEC's polluter agenda tomorrow?
10 May 2012

Tomorrow, the American Legislative Exchange Council--known as ALEC--will host their 2012 Spring Task Force summit in Charlotte, NC. At tomorrow's meeting, the corporate front group will round up its various committees and prepare to peddle new state-level legislation to attack clean energy laws, protect polluting industries, privatize education, and suppress voters, among other big business schemes.

Why are the Koch brothers cannibalizing the Cato Institute?
20 March 2012

A cursory look at the very public clash between the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, and the Koch brothers, infamous oil billionaires and funders of right wing causes - leaves many people confused.  The Cato Institute, originally called the Charles G Koch Institute when it was founded by Charles G Koch in the 70s – is in danger of a hostile takeover…by Charles G Koch?  Why would Charles Koch try to take over his own think tank?

Heartland Institute Sting Operation Triggers Greenpeace Investigations
12 March 2012

PolluterWatch: Greenpeace Investigates Heartland Institute Leaked Documents -- click to see investigation and ongoing updates.

What an awkward entrance into 2012 for the climate denial machine! 

Americans for Prosperity's Lisa Thrun faces public scrutiny in NY RGGI lawsuit [VIDEO]
21 January 2012

“I’m not a scientist, I’m an event planner,” explained Lisa Thrun when I asked her if she believed burning coal and oil contributed to climate change. Oh really, Ms. Thrun? If you’re just an event planner, what are you doing giving a presentation on the economic impacts of a regional plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? See the video:

Citizens United v. FEC leads to more corporate power in government
10 August 2011

Koch Industries: Still Fueling Climate Denial [REPORT]
9 May 2011

Crossposted from Greenpeace USA

Foreign Interests Hijack Tea Party with Help from a Professional Corporate Shill
5 April 2011

Andrew Langer is a man who knows how to brew a Tea Party, or so he would have you believe.  He is the president of the Institute for Liberty, a right-wing think tank which published a guide on the subject.

Graphic of Art Pope's Political Network
13 March 2011

Koch Brothers media manipulation: propaganda and hired thugs
4 February 2011

Prominent Tea Party Activist Realizes She is a Prop for Americans for Prosperity
7 January 2011

A recent Washington Post article chronicles the AFP-funded journey of one prominent tea party activist to Cancun for the UN Climate Conference.  Once there it didn’t take long for her to realize that Tim Phillips and AFP were using her as a backdrop to give AFP the veneer of honest populist activism.  The Post writes:

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