Biggest US coal company funded dozens of groups questioning climate change
by Suzanne Goldenberg and Helena Bengtsson from Environment | The Guardian on (#1H0VG)
Analysis of Peabody Energy court documents show company backed trade groups, lobbyists and thinktanks dubbed 'heart and soul of climate denial'
Peabody Energy, America's biggest coalmining company, has funded at least two dozen groups that cast doubt on manmade climate change and oppose environment regulations, analysis by the Guardian reveals.
The funding spanned trade associations, corporate lobby groups, and industry front groups as well as conservative thinktanks and was exposed in court filings last month.
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