BlackRock: Policy or Posturing?
In May 2021, with BlackRock's support Engine No. 1, a tiny hedge fund few had then heard of, won three seats on the 12-member board of Exxon. These new board…
Green Watch
BlackRock: Drill, Baby, Drill!
In July 2022, BlackRock reported "a sharp drop in its support for environmental and social-related shareholder resolutions." Context is important. That same month BlackRock announced that it had lost $1.7…
Ceres Inc.: The ESG Old Guard
In 1989, decades before the abbreviation “ESG” was in common media usage, the nonprofit Ceres Inc. was founded to promote left-leaning climate and economic governance at major investment firms and…
Hey NPR: Why Are Environmentalists Opposing Nuclear Power?
This week NPR ran a report titled “Why Even Environmentalists Are Supporting Nuclear Power Today.” It gives deserved praise to advocates such as Michael Shellenberger and Mothers for Nuclear, following…
“Green” Mega-Donors Funding Key Senate Battleground Races
Green Senate 2022 doesn’t have a website or online presence, but this new political action committee (PAC) is funneling tens of thousands of dollars to key Democrats in Georgia, North…
Anheuser-Busch InBev: Lame Leadership on Land Use
A March 2017 CNBC headline showed a royal greenwashing treatment at work for the King of Beers: “Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev commits to 100 percent renewable energy.” More green scrubbing…
The Global Warming Guys—and “Dark Money”—Behind “Science Moms”
Science Moms is one of the Left’s many pressure groups known for dumping lots of science-y words into ads meant to grift suburban women into voting for Democrats because "Climate…
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation: A Circular Economy Opposed to Conservation
The membership network of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) includes more than 200 corporations, governments, funders, and other familiar entities. EMF claims to be dedicated to conservation and protecting the…
The Groups Supporting the SEC’s Proposed Climate Change Regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a rule that would require public companies to regularly disclose certain climate-related information, including their greenhouse gas emissions. The rule is controversial,…
RE100: Crusaders Against Atomic Energy
Driving quickly to “zero carbon” requires the energy equivalent of a Corvette. The RE100 folks want to get there with a Trabant, an option so unreliable it is unlikely to…