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US ultra-conservatives target carbon tax in online advertising campaign
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/06/americans-for-prosperity-carbon-tax
The campaign was created to defeat moves to make polluters pay for greenhouse gas emissions. Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the ultra-conservative group funded by the Koch oil billionaires, is launching a series of adverts that target Democratic senators and aim to block action on climate change.
The online-only campaign was created with the specific purpose of defeating moves to make polluters pay for the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
AFP said on its website: "Over the next several weeks, the online ads will alert activists to urge their lawmakers to block carbon taxes, support domestic production, and get government out of the way of abundant, affordable energy sources."
The group, which is funded by Charles and David Koch and other wealthy conservatives through a system of anonymous trusts, said the campaign would be one of its most ambitious projects this year, with a budget of $175,000.
