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Heartland Institute
Conservative and libertarian American think tank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Heartland Institute is an American conservative and libertarian 501(c)(3) nonprofit public policy think tank known for denying the scientific consensus on climate change and the negative health impacts of smoking.[2]
Not to be confused with the Seventh Day Adventist's Hartland Institute or the Heartland Institute affiliated with the Heartland International Film Festival.
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![]() Heartland Institute in September 2016 | |
Formation | 1984 (40 years ago) (1984) |
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Type | Nonprofit |
36-3309812 | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Purpose | Public policy analysis |
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President | James M. Taylor[1] |
Chairman | Joseph A. Morris |
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Revenue (2020) | $3,779,901[nb 2] |
Expenses (2020) | $3,593,087[nb 2] |
Website | heartland![]() |
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Founded in 1984, it worked with tobacco company Philip Morris throughout the 1990s to attempt to discredit the health risks of secondhand smoke and lobby against smoking bans.[3]: 233–234 [4] Since the 2000s, the Heartland Institute has been a leading promoter of climate change denial.[5][6]