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| + | ** Where did they get those dollar figures from? (How much do you want to bet they're trying to claim the entire budget of the UN as "global warming advocacy"?) The only backup for this claim seems to be [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21920043-27197,00.html an article] by noted Australian [[global warming denial|denial]]ist [[Bob Carter]], which makes the claim without any backup, and a $30 billion figure from an [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249598,00.html article] on the [[Fox News]] web site which cites that amount for "climate- and alternative energy-related research" – as if all such research is automatically advocacy of global warming (are they admitting their awareness that true research does in fact show the validity of GW, so any scientific research is essentially advocacy?) and as if ''research'' on any topic could be equated to ''advocacy'' of that research's findings. | ||
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