InfluenceWatch Friday
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NextEra Energy: The King of Green Power
For most of its first eight decades, Florida Power and Light (FPL) was a traditional power company. But this had changed by 2010, when FPL rebranded itself as NextEra Energy.
NextEra Energy: The Sierra Wind Turbine Club
Federal wind and solar subsidies for NextEra alone have already exceeded billions of dollars. NextEra is just one of many firms soaking up other people’s money to create trivial amounts…
NextEra Energy: “Exceedingly Rare” Incidents
Needless huge eyesores on the landscape aren’t the only threats presented by weather-dependent power companies. On March 28, 2023, a NextEra-managed wind turbine in rural western New York caught fire.
NextEra Energy: Not So Rare
A “rash of recent wind turbine malfunctions across the US and Europe, ranging from failures of key components to full collapses” and that some “industry veterans say they’re happening more…
The Anti-Nuclear Industrial Complex
On the Hügo Krüger, Ken Braun discusses his report on the antinuclear movement and explores the implications for the United States and other industrialized countries. These including the large footprint…
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…
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…
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…
Video: Why Opposing Nuclear Energy Supports Eagle Elimination
On April 6, energy firm NextEra pleaded guilty to three federal charges of killing eagles with wind turbines. The plea included an $8 million fine, an agreement to pay almost…