The Sequoia Climate Foundation: Following Fred’s Money
Wellspring was originally named the Matan B’Seter Foundation in its first tax filing back in 2001. The Hebrew phrase means “anonymous gift.” Twenty-One was listed as a major donor to…
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The Sequoia Climate Foundation: Funding of Anti-Energy Radicals
During those three years of the Sequoia/Wellspring funding, a cumulative total of at least $76.9 million was sent out to 18 of the most strident, anti-energy zealots in the climate…
The Sequoia Climate Foundation: Climate Colonialism
At least $180.5 million of the $450 million in Wellspring/Sequoia climate policy grants given during the 2020 through 2022 donor years—40 percent of the total—went to either nonprofits operating outside…
Wind Power Doesn’t Make Sense: Berkshire Hathaway
Myths are an ever-present ingredient in promises made by the wind and solar energy industry. The magic can turn to farce when gullible media tries to make sense of it.
Wind Power Doesn’t Make Sense: “An Extremely Rare Occurrence”
Living near nuclear, natural gas, or coal-fired power stations is comparably boring compared to living near wind turbine farms. The "rare events" of wind turbine failures include spectacular fires, tower…
Wind Power Doesn’t Make Sense: Anti-Environment Environmentalism
At present, about 18 million people live in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia and use about 227 million MWh of electricity per year. Wind power would…
The Center for International Environmental Law Reaps Big Rewards for Radical Policies
The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a little known lefty climate advocacy nonprofit that wants industrial society to run on weather-dependent wind and solar energy and . .
General Electric’s Taxpayer-Powered Wind Machines
“Wind turbines are like strippers. They stop working when you stop throwing money at them.” —Author unknown The price of climate pork has shot up…
Italian Energy Giant Invades America: Eating Up the Environment
Enel is an Italian firm that that has filled enough of America with wind turbines to cover two of the nation’s big national parks. But the intermittent, weather-dependent power Enel…
Italian Energy Giant Invades America: Trespassing Against the Osage Nation
One of the most iconic victories over Enel was won by the Osage Nation, a Native American tribe based in Oklahoma. After receiving permission from the county government, but not…