(Astro)Turf Wars is an investigative documentary examining the murky world behind the grassroots groups that have previously sprung up to oppose things like environmental legislation and healthcare reform, and how they tie into the Tea Party movement which is making its bid for wider political power. An astroturf campaign is a fake grassroots movement founded, funded and organised by lobbying firms, PR companies, or interest groups. The term came to prominence following an upsurge of citizens groups opposing climate legislation in the USA that turned out to be funded and in some cases organised by industry lobby groups. 24 Jan 2011, 10:53 The Carbon Brief (Astro)Turf Wars: How corporate America is faking a grassroots revolution in the name of freedom carbonbrief.org/blog/2011/01/(astro)turf-wars-how-corporate-america-is-faking-a-grassroots-revolution-in-the-name-of-freedom/
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