Who pays for these Shiite studies?
“according to a new study from Science magazine.”
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I thought it was from MAD Magazine
It can’t cost much to just make chit up.
Science Mag wants $15 to get the paper. I found it available for free at Princeton University here. In Acknowledgements, they write: This research was funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, Skoll Global Threats Fund, and by a nonpartisan grant awarded jointly by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Office of Hank Paulson, and Next Generation. The methodology and results presented represent the views of the authors and are fully independent of the granting organizations. They further acknowledge: The analysis contained in this research article was conducted independently of any commercial work and was not influenced by clients of either organization.
"This analysis was produced by the Climate Impact Lab, a consortium of researchers from UC Berkeley, Rutgers, University of Chicago, and Rhodium Group, along with our research partners at Princeton University and RMS."
Climate Impact Lab -- The Climate Impact Lab team combines experts from the University of California, Berkeley, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), Rhodium Group, and Rutgers University. EPIC provides core financial and administrative support for the Lab. Other support for the Lab has been provided by: Mac and Leslie McQuown; David G. Booth, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA’71; Stuart Goode; Matt Mackowski; the National Science Foundation; the Skoll Global Threats Fund; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Tata Centre for Development. The Climate Impact Lab is a unique collaboration of 30 climate scientists, economists, computational experts, researchers, analysts, and students from some of the nation’s leading research institutions.
RMS -- "The World's Leading Catastrophe Risk Modeling Company." Rhodium Group -- Rhodium produces pathbreaking public studies on critical economic and policy trends - providing a foundation for commercial analytic and advisory services to the corporate, financial, government, philanthropic and non-profit sectors. Rhodium Group has decades of experience advising CEOs, portfolio managers, philanthropists and policy leaders. In addition to our stand-alone analyses, we maintain long-standing collaborations with leading think-tanks and universities in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Our work is regularly cited by media and government bodies, and consulted by firms, investors and policymakers worldwide. Key areas of Rhodium expertise include Chinese economic, social and political development, energy and climate change, India’s emergence as a global player and advanced economy restructuring.
The short answer: The usual suspects. Federal Government and radical leftist foundations and individuals.