The Steamboat Institute is a conservative

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educational institution located in

Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 13,224 at the 2020 census. Steamboat Springs is the principal city of the Ste ...

. It was founded in 2008 by Rick and Jennifer Schubert-Akin. The organization's stated mission is to "promote America's first principles and inspire active involvement in the defense of liberty." Among its stated principles are individual rights and responsibilities, limited taxation and fiscal responsibility, free market capitalism, limited government, and a strong national defense. The Steamboat Institute sponsors an annual conference. Speakers have included former

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. The organization also awards an annual journalism fellowship named in honor of

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. According to DeSmog, the organization "has regularly provided a platform for

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s and fossil fuel proponents to spread their messages."

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* 2008 establishments in Colorado Conservative organizations in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Colorado Political and economic think tanks in the United States Think tanks established in 2008 {{Colorado-stub