New York University's Tamiment Library has been recording the meetings of the movement's Think Tank group and archiving the Web page of the New York group's general assembly.
On Monday, members of the Think Tank group, including heads of utility and financial companies, activists trying to halt climate change, clean energy advocates and politicians, gathered for a private session.
Some of those huddled with the Think Tank group seemed worried.
That's according to a report released Wednesday by Wallace Turbeville, a former investment banker with Goldman Sachs, now a senior fellow at the liberal think tank group Demos.
In addition to big national organizations, such as labor unions, the A.C.L.U., and the N.A.A.C.P., civil society comprises countless local groups, including charities, environmental activists, church groups, think tanks, reading groups, peace campaigners, parents' associations, and youth groups.
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The group concluded that ExxonMobil "has been — and still is — a leading sponsor of think tanks, advocacy groups, and trade associations that promote climate science misinformation".
It was no coincidence that the Kings Fund think tank and the group representing many health trusts, NHS Providers, both called for a £2bn boost for next year.
Theresa Williamson, the founder of the Catalytic Communities think tank and advocacy group believes the local authorities found the perfect excuse in the Olympics to ride roughshod over normal planning guidelines.
In it, Michael Lind pointed out that the conservatives in the 1960s and 1970s built a counter-establishment — a network of think tanks, activist groups, academic associations and political leaders who would form conservative cadres, promoting conservative ideas and policies.
