Anti-nuclear advocates raking in $9.3 million per day
The NGOs and political committees known to oppose emissions-free nuclear power have a combined annual revenue of more than $3.4 billion. Most (and possibly all) of them also oppose the…
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Fred Taylor’s world war against energy
A mysterious American billionaire has become one of the major funders of the climate nonprofits fighting a global war against nearly 90 percent of the energy that makes civilization possible.
Environmentalism is nearing retirement age
In its youth, the now-wealthy environmentalist movement helped save the bald eagle from extinction. But now it’s an anti-energy movement that wants to chew up the environment.
Annual Revenue of Nuclear Energy Enemies Tops $2.8 Billion—but That May Be as Good as It Gets for Them
Nuclear power is by far the most reliable, safest, and cleanest source of electricity that we have. Most and possibly all groups that oppose nuclear power also oppose the use…
Biden Administration Approved $485 Million for Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
During the last half of the Biden administration, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm began talking up the virtues of reliable, safe, and carbon-free nuclear energy. In August 2024, she called for…
The Sequoia Climate Foundation: The “Secretive U.S. Vulture Fund”
Reclusive billionaire C. Frederick Taylor has become a left-wing climate policy influencer to rival Michael Bloomberg. IRS records for 2020 through 2022 show Taylor-funded nonprofits have already spent at least…
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…
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…
Invenergy: Billionaire Michael Polsky’s Wind Power Colossus
In a 2021 corporate news release, Chicago-based Invenergy claimed to be “the largest privately held global developer, owner, and operator of sustainable energy solutions.” Under the guidance of its founder,…