Pennsylvania

Green Watch
RGGI Update: Virginia and RGGI
There are currently 11 Northeast and mid-Atlantic states participating in the multistate climate change agreement, widely known as Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), built around “cap-and-trade” regulations that limit carbon…
by Kevin Mooney on May 11, 2022

Green Watch
RGGI Update: Clean Energy’s Dirty Footprint
The “clean energy” initiatives that flow out of the climate change regulations are neither clean nor green because wind and solar energy projects come with their own environmental baggage.
by Kevin Mooney on May 11, 2022

Green Watch
RGGI Update: Pennsylvania Legislature Resists
While regulatory relief efforts gather steam in Virginia, lawmakers in Pennsylvania are taking notice. Aptly named the Keystone State for the crucial role it played in the founding and development…
by Kevin Mooney on May 11, 2022

Green Watch
RGGI Update: Avoiding the Democratic Process
Just as in Virginia, a large well-funded network of environmental advocacy groups is lining up the proponents of RGGI. They have persistently echoed the governor’s messaging. The Natural Resources Defense…
by Kevin Mooney on May 11, 2022

CRC in the News
Soros Funds Radical-Left Candidates
Parker Thayer appeared on Rob Schmidt Tonight on Newsmax TV to discuss the many left-wing DA candidates that George Soros has supported with donations. CRC research shows that Soros and…
by Parker Thayer on April 14, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella’s “Dark Money” Blowout Targeted 29 States in 2020 . . . and Fell Flat
The year 2020 was a blowout year for political spending. The nonpartisan watchdog OpenSecrets estimates that the 2020 election cost a record $14.4 billion, more than twice as much…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 11, 2022

Special Report
Which States Did CTCL Flood with “Zuck Bucks”?
As part of CRC’s cutting edge investigation into how Mark Zuckerberg and the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) influenced the 2020 election, we’ve mapped out nearly $325 million…
by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig on January 21, 2022

Green Watch
Virginia Withdraws from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
One of Among Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) first acts in office was to withdraw the Old Dominion from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a major global warming compact…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 20, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Living Room Pundit’s Guide to Soros District Attorneys
George Soros’s influence on left-wing DA candidates is often wildly underestimated. Since 2016, when Soros first began to back the campaigns of district attorneys, CRC researchers have tracked more than…
by Parker Thayer on January 18, 2022

Special Report
UPDATED: Shining a Light on Zuck Bucks in the 2020 Battleground States
The latest in a series exposing Mark Zuckerberg’s influence on the 2020 election. The Capital Research Center was among the first to unearth hundreds of millions of dollars…
by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig on January 18, 2022