[Ost-news] Can Pew's Charity be Trusted?

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**US foundations give millions to Canadian environmental groups**

**By Dru Oja Jay, [the Dominion][1]**

Since major foundations in the US began funding environmental groups in the late 1980s, many grassroots environmental activists have sounded the alarm about the rise of the "Big Greens." Featuring six-figure salaries and foundation funding, critics say the large environmental NGOs coopt grassroots movements and excercise control over what issues are brought up.

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    [1]: http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/1473
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/can-pew039s-charity-be-trusted

URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/can-pew039s-charity-be-trusted