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Green Watch
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…
by Ken Braun on August 31, 2022

Green Watch
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,…
by Robert Stilson and Jonathan McGee on August 15, 2022

Organization Trends
Aborting Africans with Your Tax Dollars
Even today’s abortion fights recall the era of disco. In 1973, the Supreme Court foisted novel abortion “rights” on the country in Roe v. Wade, leading Congress to pass the…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 11, 2022

Green Watch
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…
by CRC Staff on June 7, 2022

Green Watch
Supporters of Wind Farms over Nuclear Power Are Eagle Killers, Not Conservationists
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 $30,000 for…
by Ken Braun on April 20, 2022

Labor Watch
Greening the Unions: Big Labor, Meet Big Green
Uniting America’s labor unions and environmentalists has been the dream of the Left for decades: a coalition that can overcome the threat to manufacturing job security posed by anti-carbon radicals.
by Hayden Ludwig on March 29, 2022

Labor Watch
Greening the Unions: The Apollo Alliance
The current BlueGreen Alliance operates as a pair of 501(c)(4) and (c)(3)—the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation—nonprofits, a common practice among political groups. This modern group was formed from a 2011 merger…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 29, 2022

Labor Watch
Greening the Unions: Pushing Climate Legislation Further to the Left
the BlueGreen Alliance is gearing up for expansion under President Biden. In January 2021, it was reported that the coalition is hiring for 11 new positions, including field organizers and…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 29, 2022

Green Watch
Environmentalists Deserve to Lose Their War on Natural Gas
Make no mistake, the same environmentalists who tried to dial coal and oil out of the economy are coming for natural gas next. “Green” fundamentalism won’t be satisfied until it’s…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 24, 2022

Green Watch
Blame Environmentalists for High Gas Prices—and Doing Russia’s Bidding
With the war in Ukraine, Americans are rediscovering the value of cheap and abundant electricity and why past generations craved independence from hostile oil exporters. Not long ago, people knew…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 22, 2022