Bloomberg Philanthropies

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Report reveals rich out-of-state donors funding Louisiana’s anti-energy movement
A recent report by the Pelican Institute for Public Policy provides a case study on the influence of nonprofit-networks, funded by a small set of powerful foundations, on public policy…
by Aaron Morein on May 4, 2026

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The ascent of PolicyLink
A who’s who of left-leaning big philanthropy behemoths has helped turn a once-modest, far-left socialist advocacy nonprofit into a large and rich player in the public policy space. This illustrates…
by Robert Stilson on December 8, 2025

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Bill Gates fallout: can the anti-energy left cut off billionaires?
Gates is cutting back on the anti-energy climate movement, and professional climate alarmist Bill McKibben says the movement should stop listening to such billionaires. That doesn’t add up.
by Ken Braun on November 12, 2025

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InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on October 10, 2025

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on September 26, 2025

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Investigating Bloomberg’s climate policy AGs
The billionaire’s money is paying for lawyers to work on climate policy for Democratic attorneys general.
by Robert Stilson on September 4, 2025

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RIP IRA: The Inflation Reduction Act’s final anniversary
The total contribution of wind and solar energy is just a couple of percentage ticks more than the energy we generated from burning wood and trash. The supposed energy of…
by Ken Braun on August 14, 2025

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks “Petrochemical Incidents”: Beyond Petrochemicals
Wind and solar produce just a tiny (and unreliable) trickle of total American energy consumption, yet in 2024 there were at least 43 instances of tower collapses, solar panel fires,…
by Ken Braun on April 29, 2025

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks “Petrochemical Incidents”: Basic Physics
As a matter of basic physics, developing energy often means playing with fire—sometimes literally. Every important technology has a dark side. People have been dying in traffic accidents that don’t…
by Ken Braun on April 29, 2025

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks “Petrochemical Incidents”: Accidents Jan.–June 2024
On Colorado-Nebraska border on January 11, a wind turbine either caught fire and fell over or fell over and caught fire. This was the first, but far from the last,…
by Ken Braun on April 29, 2025