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Heartland Institute Ends Experiment with ‘Unabomber’ Global Warming Billboard

May 04, 2012
Joseph Bast

May 4, 2012 – The Heartland Institute has pulled its global warming billboard starring Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber whose manifesto expressed his belief in catastrophic man-caused global warming.

'Do You Still Believe in Global Warming?' Billboards Hit Chicago

May 03, 2012
Jim Lakely

May 3, 2012 – Billboards in Chicago paid for by The Heartland Institute point out that some of the world’s most notorious criminals say they “still believe i

New Evidence Released in Fakegate Global Warming Scandal

May 01, 2012
Joseph Bast

MAY 1, 2012 – The Heartland Institute today released more evidence that Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick was the likely author of a fake “climate strategy memo” that Gleick originally claim

Heartland Institute Reacts to Philadelphia School District Proposal

April 27, 2012
Joy Pullmann

The Philadelphia School District has released a proposal to restructure the district by dismantling its central office, closing the worst-performing schools, and reorganizing schools into networks

Heartland Institute’s School Reform News Uncovers Bullying by Teachers Unions

April 27, 2012
Joy Pullmann

A recent report describes how unions have reacted to teachers who don’t fall in line, including publicly shaming them, filing labor complaints about them, and pressuring administrators to fire or n

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Joins Speaker List for Heartland Institute Climate Conference

April 25, 2012
Jim Lakely

Vice-Chairman of House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to Deliver Plenary Address

The Heartland Institute is pleased to announce Rep.

Heartland Institute Responds to ‘Forecast the Facts’ Attacks on Organization, Donors

April 24, 2012
Joseph Bast

APRIL 24, 2012 – For the past several weeks, a front-group calling itself “Forecast the Facts” has been contacting donors to The Heartland Institute demanding th

FEMA Call for 'Clean' NFIP Reauthorization Would Punt Much-Needed Reforms

April 24, 2012

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the National Flood Insurance Program, has asked Congress to pass a two-year reauthorization of the program before it expires May 31.

Heartland Institute Encourages TWIA to Adopt Actuarial Recommendations

April 23, 2012
Julie Drenner

The Heartland Institute today recommended the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s board of directors adopt proposals passed April 20 by a TWIA actuarial committee to raise rates by 4.7 percent