Policy Documents

The Heartlander: May-June 2009 (PDF)

edited by Diane Carol Bast –
May 1, 2009

The May-June 2009 Heartlander reports on the success of the Second International Conference on Climate Change, held in New York City on March 2-4. Also in this issue:

  • an announcement of the 2009 President's Council Retreat, June 14-16 in Chicago.
  • summaries of Heartland public relations and government relations activities on our top policy priorities: budget and tax, tobacco, finance and insurance, health care, information technology and telecom, education, the environment, and urban affairs;
  • announcement of the release of two new Heartland publications: The Skeptic's Handbook and Is the U.S. Surface Temperature Record Reliable? plus Science Director Jay Lehr's newest book, The Fluoride Wars;
  • reports on the activities of our legal affairs senior fellow, attorney Maureen Martin;
  • and much more!