RIGHT WING DECEPTION AND PROPAGANDA from THE NRDC ACTION FUND 6OKT10

HERE'S the truth about some of the groups paying for and running false and deceptive propaganda ads 
supporting the gop and tea-baggers in the November elections.

Over the next 30 days, corporate front groups will continue to bombard the airwaves with ads that seek to distort the records of candidates who have championed clean energy reform. We want to make sure you know the background of some of these sham groups -- and what you can do to debunk their efforts: Americans for Prosperity: A corporate-funded group that is spreading junk science and misleading messages across the country. This year, this front group has launched a $45 million campaign -- including TV ads and phony grassroots events -- in a number of congressional districts to confuse people about clean energy legislation and to promote a pro-corporate agenda. Americans for Prosperity is also supporting many Tea Party groups who oppose clean energy reforms. For example, the group has developed content and planned events in New Jersey, Arizona, New Hampshire, Missouri, Kansas and several other states.1 American Crossroads: American Crossroads receives significant support from Texans who made their fortune in the oil and gas industry. With donors like these and the support of Karl Rove, it isn't too surprising that one of American Crossroads' priorities is blocking any legislation that meaningfully addresses the very real problems of climate change.2 Americans for Job Security: In a Federal Elections Commission complaint, Public Citizen wrote that Americans for Job Security is a "sham front group that would be better called Corporations Influencing Elections...masquerading as a non-profit to conceal its funders and the scope of its electioneering activities." As the Media Matters Action Fund reports, this group's ads seek to mislead viewers to think that clean energy would be bad for the economy.3 These sham groups are also going on the offensive at the state level. In California, oil companies from Texas are working with veteran tobacco lobbyists to challenge California's clean energy climate law.4 If they're successful, it would be a blow to important clean energy reforms and the jobs they create (green jobs in California now employ more than 500,000 people and represents one of the fastest growing sectors of the state economy). What can you do? Use this form to tell a friend or click here to share this note on Facebook. If we don't get the word out, these corporate front groups will continue to poison the public dialogue and hurt future chances of meaningful action to protect our health and well-being. Sincerely, Peter Lehner Executive Director NRDC Action Fund 1. Americans for Prosperity (SourceWatch) 2. Rove’s Groups Spend Millions on Senate Ads 3. Americans for Job Security 4. Smelling A Chance To Burn Oil Money, Tobacco Lobbyists Orchestrate Effort to Repeal CA Clean Energy Law