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Wealthy people fund all sorts of non-profitable things, ie. non-profits, charities, philanthropic initiatives, etc.

Look at Bill Gate's philanthropy over the years. There's thousands of others, including all of the Hollywood Celebrities that like to crow about the climate so much.

The NCAR was spending less than $150MM per year - it's not some outrageous amount of money for donors to fund.



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