Drinks firm Diageo, which owns brands such as Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker and Moët & Chandon, also pulled its funding and told the Guardian: "Diageo vigorously opposes climate scepticism." However, Diageo funding for Heartland was just $10,000 over the last two years.
It was suggested the exodus might force Heartland to cancel its annual climate conference, scheduled for Chicago later this month. But Jim Lakely, a Heartland spokesman, said in an email: "The conference is going forward as planned. Only one (nonpaying) co-sponsor out of 50 has stepped away from the event." He claimed the thinktank hoped to attract more corporate support for the three-day gathering.
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