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Biden Administration Approved $485 Million for Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
During the last half of the Biden administration, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm began talking up the virtues of reliable, safe, and carbon-free nuclear energy. In August 2024, she called for…
by Ken Braun on April 10, 2025

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Bailing Out Greenpeace: Lefty Donors Who Could Pay Up for Dakota Access Damages
Last month a North Dakota jury awarded $667 million in combined damages to Energy Transfer against Greenpeace International, the U.S.-based Greenpeace Fund, and it’s direct-action affiliate, Greenpeace USA. The award…
by Ken Braun on April 8, 2025

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Foreign-Funded Plastic Lawfare
A foreign charity funded by an Australian billionaire has paid an American law firm to represent four tax-exempt environmental activist groups in a lawsuit against a ExxonMobil to a special…
by Robert Stilson on March 31, 2025

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Beyond Plastics: The Charity Opposed to Everything
Because of PVC, Americans are getting healthy, lead-free drinking water much sooner than they otherwise might. But there’s an anti-plastics movement that isn’t happy. Beyond Plastics is a standout in…
by Ken Braun on February 13, 2025

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Low-Quality Energy for the LIDACs and $21.8 Billion in Waste from the EPA
Trimming the fat from federal spending, regulations (and maybe even babble-speak acronyms) is the work of President-elect Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). It’ll be a tough job…
by Ken Braun on January 16, 2025

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The Southern Environmental Law Center and Its Misanthropic Donor
One lesser-known environmentalist group bringing in nearly as much revenue as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club is the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), a left-of-center environmentalist 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in…
by Sebastian Tuininga on January 13, 2025

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Anti-Energy Grants Should Be in the DOGE Crosshairs
The Ford Motor Company’s electric vehicle division regularly loses as much per sale as most Americans are willing to pay for any type of vehicle. While Ford’s leadership should be…
by Ken Braun on January 6, 2025

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Superfund Shakedown: Part 2, A Problem of Attribution
A threshold issue for any Climate Superfund scheme involves attempting to determine the share of global emissions attributable to any given company. As lawsuits to sue energy companies for climate…
by Robert Stilson on November 19, 2024

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Superfund Shakedown: Part 1, On to Plan C
Climate change activists and their political allies are exasperated by humanity’s refusal to abandon its most important energy sources. Those activists have been unsuccessful at securing the federal legislation they…
by Robert Stilson on November 18, 2024

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Oakland, California: High Crime, High Energy Prices, and a Lot of Left-Wing Nonprofits
Oakland, California, is home to a disproportionate share of America’s stridently left-wing nonprofits. Twenty-six of the most strident examples have a combined annual revenue of more than $566 million. That…
by Ken Braun on August 13, 2024