Article 6EF8Z Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars

Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars

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Peter Stone in Washington DC
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Farris and Dan Wilks' deep pockets fund climate denialism education, conservative politicians and pro-fossil fuel projects

Two billionaire Texas brothers whose fortunes derive from oil and gas fracking have pumped millions of dollars into rightwing media outfits that have promoted climate-crisis denialism and sent more big checks to back an array of evangelical projects and conservative Texas politicians.

The fracking billionaires Farris and Dan Wilks have each doled out millions of dollars through separate foundations over the last decade to a number of high-profile conservative and religious groups including the Heritage Foundation, Family Research Council and Focus on the Family.

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