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Over $2.3 Billion for Opponents of Nuclear Power: Financial Firepower
Nuclear energy, according to the Sierra Club’s official position, is “a uniquely dangerous energy technology for humanity” and “no solution to Climate Change.” As many as 1,000 groups in the…
by Ken Braun on September 26, 2023

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Over $2.3 Billion for Opponents of Nuclear Power: “Uniquely Dangerous”
A 2020 analysis by Our World in Data calculated the historic death toll from all forms of energy production. Because of premature deaths from air pollution, the burning of brown…
by Ken Braun on September 26, 2023

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Over $2.3 Billion for Opponents of Nuclear Power: Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
More than 200 anti-nuclear nonprofit groups are identified in the Capital Research Center’s InfluenceWatch database.
by Ken Braun on September 26, 2023

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The Richest Opponents of Carbon-Free Nuclear Energy
InfluenceWatch's new movement profile, the Opposition to Nuclear Energy, uncovers the hundreds of well-funded left-leaning nonprofits that oppose the use of zero-carbon nuclear energy—including nearly all of the nation’s largest…
by Ken Braun on August 23, 2023

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Annual Revenue of Opponents of Carbon-Free Nuclear Power Exceeds $2.3 Billion
As many as 1,000 groups in the United States have an agenda that includes opposition to the nation’s largest source of carbon-free energy. More than 200 have recently been identified…
by Ken Braun on August 9, 2023

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The Art of the Steal: Executive Order 13990
President Joe Biden has enlisted all federal agencies in pushing his climate agenda as a top priority. As a result, the United States will slowly abandon its vast conventional energy…
by James Simpson on August 7, 2023

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The Art of the Steal: Green Graft
Some environmental groups have also expressed concern that offshore wind farms and construction of windfarms are disrupting marine life and may be responsible for the unusual number of whales dying…
by James Simpson on August 7, 2023

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The Art of the Steal: Obama’s Trial Run
The Obama administration’s $80 billion green energy program was a small-scale trial run compared to the monies already enacted under the Biden administration, but it provided a window into the…
by James Simpson on August 7, 2023

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The Art of the Steal: How the Green Graft Works
The state of Maryland had a unique opportunity to fix Chesapeake Bay pollution in 2011—supposedly the big concern among Maryland’s elite—but instead, it squandered the chance by focusing on pet…
by James Simpson on August 7, 2023

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The Art of the Steal: Net Zero Is Unattainable
By imposing this new, expensive, inefficient energy regime, the Left is forcing consumers to pay much higher utility bills while opening the spigots of government spending once again to finance…
by James Simpson on August 7, 2023