Michael Bloomberg Gives Half A Billion To Eliminate Coal

  If you work in coal, a member of your family works in coal, or your community depends on coal, billionaire Michael Bloomberg has a message for you: tough luck. This morning, Bloomberg announced that he will give half a billion dollars to a new campaign called “Beyond Carbon,” which begins with one simple yet destructive goal: eliminate every single coal job in America. The New York Times explains that Bloomberg wants to “close every coal-fired power plant the United States and halt the growth of natural gas” by funding lobbying efforts by eco-groups in states and cities across the country. Bloomberg’s latest…

Sierra Club Gearing Up For “Biggest Effort Ever”

“Green” groups spent $60 million in 2018 to influence elections across the country. Now, one of the most prominent and damaging of these groups – the Sierra Club – is promising to go even further in 2020.  The Hill reports that the Sierra Club is gearing up to mobilize for what they call “the climate election of our lifetimes” with their “biggest effort ever.” They’re promising to mobilize “climate voters” in 100 campaigns across the United States.  While these are lofty promises, the Sierra Club might be able to follow through. They’ve already been armed with $164 million from billionaire Michael Bloomberg…

PTF Shines Light On Sierra Club

Power The Future has been exposing left-wing environmental groups who have been targeting the energy industry and its workers across the country. Last month, we called attention to the Center For Biological Diversity, a national group using the legal system to stifle energy development, and Cook Intletkeeper, a supposed Alaska-based eco-group that actually receives much of its money from out of state. In February we profiled the Sunrise Movement, the group of eco-activists pushing the “Green New Deal.” This month, Power The Future is shining a light on the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club has been a household name for the past century, having been founded in 1892 “to explore,…