Oh the pain! #Kochmachine is in many American universities, including Penn State

While Dr. Michael Mann tries to paint being funded by the Koch Corporation as being equivalent to pure evil in his attempts to smear people like myself…

…it is enlightening to learn that his current employer, Penn State, gets funds from Koch, and so does where Dr. Mann did his thesis from, the University of Virginia. Those darn facts, they are stubborn things. See the list that follows.

Meanwhile…climate activist Brad Johnson who runs the overzealous “Forecast the Facts” hit squad is also trying to get Koch out of the PBS board and funding. Apparently Koch funds that WGBH “Nova” program, well known for being anti-science /sarc

We’re turning up the heat on Boston’s PBS affiliate to kick climate denier David Koch off the board.

I wonder if they got a license from PBS to use “Big Bird”?

Given the depth that Koch is invested in American education via the list that follows, it makes his quest seem even more irrational. The obvious next step is to have Dr. Mann and Mr. Johnson try to divest Penn State from Koch. I’m sure this will go over well.

Thanks to commenter “climatebeagle” for providing a link to this list which I’ve reproduced below.

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Colleges and Universities with Programs Supported by the Charles Koch Foundation  

September 2013

Albany State University

Alma College

American University

Andrew College

Arizona State University

Assumption College

Augustana College

Azusa Pacific University

Ball State University

Barry College

Barton College

Baylor University

Beloit College

Benedictine College*

Berry College

Bethel College – Indiana Biola University

Birmingham-Southern College

Boise State University

Bridgewater State University

Brigham Young University

Brooklyn Law School

Brown University Buena Vista University

California State University – East Bay

California State University – Fresno

California State University – Northridge

California State University – San Bernardino

Campbell University

Carthage College

Catholic University of America

Cedarville University

Central Connecticut State University

Chapman University

Charleston Southern University

Chestnut Hill College

Christopher Newport University

City University of New York – Brooklyn College

Claremont McKenna College

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

Colgate University

College of Charleston

College of Coastal Georgia

College of New Jersey

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Cornell College

Dartmouth College

Delta State University

Duke University

Duquesne University

Eastern University

Fayetteville State University

Florida A&M University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida State University

Friends University*

Geneva College

George Fox University

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia State University

Grossmont College

Grove City College

Hamilton College

Hampden-Sydney College

Hanover College

Harvard University

Hawaii Pacific University

High Point University

Hillsdale College

Hope College Houghton College

Houston Baptist University

Illinois State University

Indiana University

Indiana University – Bloomington

Indiana University – Purdue University – Indianapolis

Iowa State University

Jacksonville State University

James Madison University

John Brown University

John Jay College of Criminal

Justice Johns Hopkins University

Johnson and Wales University – Charlotte Kansas State University*

Kennesaw State

University Kenyon College

King’s College – London La Sierra University

Lake Forest College

Lakeland College Lee University

Lindenwood University

Linfield College Lipscomb University

Long Island University

Loyola University – New Orleans

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

McGill University

McKendree University

Menlo College

Mercer University

Metropolitan State

University of Denver

Michigan State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Milligan College

Millikin University

Millsaps College

Mississippi State University

Montana State University – Bozeman

Morehead State University

Mount Holyoke College

Mount St. Mary’s University

Murray State University

National University

New York University

Newman University*

North Carolina State University

North Dakota State University

North Park University

Northern Illinois University

Northwest Nazarene University

Northwest University

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Northwestern University

Northwood University – Florida

Northwood University – Michigan

Northwood University – Texas

Nova Southeastern University

Ohio State University

Ohio University

Ohio University – Zanesville

Oklahoma State University

Patrick Henry College

Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University – Erie

Pepperdine University

Presbyterian College

Providence College

Radford University

Ramapo College Regent University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Roanoke College

Robert Morris University

Rockford College

Rogers State University

Rollins College

Rutgers University

Rutgers University – Newark

Saginaw Valley State University

Saint Francis University

Salisbury University

Samford University

San Diego State University

San Jose State University

Sarah Lawrence College

Seton Hall University

Skidmore College

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale

Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville

Southern Methodist University

Southern Utah University

Spelman College

St. Ambrose University

St. Bonaventure University

St. Cloud State University

St. Edwards University

St. John Fisher College

St. John’s University

St. Lawrence University

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

St. Vincent College

State University of New York – Plattsburgh

Stephen F. Austin State University

Stonehill College

Suffolk University Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

Texas State University – San Marcos

Texas Tech University

The Citadel

Transylvania University

Trinity College

Trinity University

Troy University

University of Akron

University of Alabama

University of Alaska – Fairbanks

University of Arizona

University of Arkansas – Little Rock

University of California – Los Angeles

University of California – Riverside

University of Central Arkansas

University of Central Florida

University of Colorado – Boulder

University of Colorado – Colorado Springs

University of Dallas

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Hawaii – Hilo

University of Houston

University of Kansas*

University of Kentucky

University of Louisville

University of Maine – Machias

University of Maine – Orono

University of Maryland – Baltimore

County University of Maryland – College Park

University of Memphis

University of Michigan

University of Mississippi

University of Missouri – Columbia

University of Nebraska – Omaha

University of Nevada – Las Vegas

University of Nevada – Reno

University of New Orleans

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina – Greensboro

University of North Carolina – Pembroke

University of Notre Dame

University of Oklahoma

University of Pennsylvania

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

University of South Alabama

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

University of Texas – Arlington

University of Texas – San Antonio University of Tulsa

University of Virginia

University of Virginia’s College at Wise

University of Washington

University of Washington – Bothell

University of West Florida

University of Wisconsin – La Crosse

University of Wisconsin – Madison Ursinus College

Utah State University

Villanova University

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wake Forest University

Washington and Lee University Washington College

Washington University – St. Louis

Webber International University

Wellesley College Wesleyan College

West Liberty State College

West Texas A&M University

West Virginia University

Western Carolina University

Western Kentucky University

Western Michigan University

Wheaton College

Wheeling Jesuit University

Wichita State University*

Winston-Salem State University

Wofford College

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Source: http://www.kochfamilyfoundations.org/pdfs/CKFUniversityPrograms.pdf

Again for the record, I have never received a dime from Koch, never met them, never got a letter or email from them, and I doubt if they even know who I am. But, as I look at this list, maybe I should start asking? I’d be in good company.

Maybe the next time some wackadoodle activist cites #Kochmachine, you should simply ask them where they went to school or are at school.

Chances are, that school will be on this list, just like Mike Mann’s universities. Oh, the pain!

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