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Here are two of the many public letters posted to PBS...

Dear PBS,

I don't recall NOVA doing a program dealing with climate change, which, I think is the most important scientific challenge of the time.

My real concern is that this is because of David Koch's support of the program.

If that is the case, then I believe we need a congressional investigation, but I'd like to hear your response first. Are you constrained by some "unholy" agreement with David Koch? Please come clean and let me know.

-David Waycie, Illinois

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Hello,

Your news programming and commentary segments are a very important part of information gathering for the general public. Many political and social views are represented in your reporting and interviews, contributing to a balanced exposure to the issues.

In many cases however, points of view are represented from invited commentators that promote misinformation and disinformation on many crucial topics. The following list includes many of the organizations that have been guilty of false representation on the air and in print via the public broadcasting system:

Heritage Foundation
Cato Institute
Americans for Prosperity
FreedomWorks
American Legislative Exchange Council
State Policy Network
George Mason University Foundation
Heartland Institute
American Tradition Institute
Beacon Hill Institute
Mackinac Center for Public Policy

These organizations are all connected to Koch Industries and Koch Family Foundations, through considerable influence and monetary support, in order to gain control of our political system and the commerce that Koch Industries and their subsidiaries own.

I urge you to end your association with these and any other organizations that promote untruthful dissemination. You owe it to the public that supports you, and to the nation as a whole, to be sure that any information presented through the public broadcasting system is not tainted by vested interests or originates from undue influence.

-Ron Fein