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In the battle for the hearts and minds of Americans against the woke, unscientific, and dangerous climate scare, no organization is more hated by extreme leftists than The Heartland Institute. That is because the Arlington Heights, Illinois-based free-market think tank has contributed more to defending science, prosperity, and freedom in this field than any group anywhere.
It is not just their impressive Climate Change Reconsidered (CCR) volumes, Heartland’s magnum opus that thoroughly refutes the alarmist United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, but the tax-exempt charity also issues a continuous stream of documents that help educate the public and politicians about what is really happening in climate and energy. As we discuss in this program, this is in stark contrast to mainstream media which distort the news to support a socialist agenda that, if ever carried to fruition, would ruin the western world and cause the death of millions of people.
To discuss all this, we are joined by Jim Lakely, the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Before joining Heartland in 2008, Jim spent 15 years in daily-deadline journalism, including covering Capitol Hill and the White House for The Washington Times for five years. He also participated in two Oval Office interviews with President George W. Bush.
Jim has appeared on C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, and many other television and radio programs. He’s been a reporter for the Tribune-Review in Pennsylvania; an editorial writer and columnist for The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia; and an editorial writer for The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
Besides producing Heartland’s podcasts and leading their other communications activities, Jim manages the planning and production of the organization’s major conferences — such as the America First Energy Conferences and the International Conferences on Climate Change, the next of which is from February 25 – 27, 2023 in Orlando.
Heartland’s many enemies in the climate media industrial complex makes it clear that they have indeed stood up for plenty in this field. Join us this week for an inspiring example of how even a small organization can have enormous impact if it tackles the important issues of the day with intelligence, hard work, and courage.
References relevant to this show:
- “THE TRUE CRISIS: CLIMATE CHANGE OR CLIMATE POLICY?” Heartland’s 15th International Conference on Climate Change, February 23-27, 2023, Orlando, Florida
- Climate Change Reconsidered (CCR) series of reports of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC).
- ClimateRealism.com
- “The Nuclear Weapon to Destroy the Climate Scare Already Exists. Let’s use it!” December 7, 2022, by Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris, America Out Loud
- “NASA: Rising CO2 Levels Greening Earth Photosynthesis,” NASA admits that fossil fuel combustion is causing a vast expansion of plants across Earth
Wow! A great program. Jim Lakely has a lot of passion and a lot of things to get off his chest, and Tom and Jay are as funny and informative as always.