Democrats terrified of losing Steyer’s $100 million to — Steyer! Urge him to ‘invest in OUR people & THEIR power … not this [presidential] bid’
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-mum-as-billionaire-tom-steyer-a-former-ally-enters-presidential-race/ By Jim Brunner Seattle Times staff reporter California billionaire Tom Steyer was once seen as a potential deep-pocketed sponsor for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign. The two have been allies on efforts to defeat climate change, and Inslee met privately with Steyer in December in San Francisco. In January, Steyer publicly ruled out his own […]
Prominent environmentalist Shellenberger trashes Tom Steyer as ‘billionaire fossil fuel magnate turned megalomaniacal Democratic presidential candidate’
"This year we honor Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor for their extraordinary leadership" If this kind of corruption were depicted in a movie or TV show it would be dismissed by critics as propaganda. In fact, it's real life, and it's happening right in front of us pic.twitter.com/K6t2mV5s1c — Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) July 9, 2019 […]
Flashback 2014: NYT: Prominent environmentalist Tom Steyer helped fund coal projects – ‘Cloud Steyer’s image as an environmental savior’
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/us/politics/prominent-environmentalist-helped-fund-coal-projects.html?module=inline By Michael Barbaro and Coral Davenport Excerpt: But an examination of those investments shows that even after his highly public divestment, the coal-related projects his firm bankrolled will generate tens of millions of tons of carbon pollution for years, if not decades, to come. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Steyer’s fund, Farallon Capital […]
Unionization Fight Looms Over Tom Steyer’s 2020 Announcement
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-steyer-nextgen-america-field-organizers-union-dispute_n_5d243283e4b0cfb595fb1815 In a stinging public rebuke, a contingent of field organizers for the progressive youth mobilization group NextGen America called on the group’s management on Monday evening to end a month of “stalling” and agree to the employees’ terms for union recognition. “While NextGen America’s field staff continue breaking turnout records in the ten states […]
Liberals react to Steyer presidential run: ‘Steyer thinks our country’s problems can be solved by a white guy with lots of money’
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/tom-steyer-money-running-for-president-2020-election-trump-a8998016.html By Molly Jong-Fast Perhaps Matt Ford put it best when he wrote in the New Republic: “Though he’s mirroring the language of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and other candidates who are running on themes of inequality and corruption, it’s unclear whether a hedge-fund manager with no experience in elected office is the best evangelist of that message.” In […]
NYT: Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid – ‘Steyer is also now on his 3rd signature issue in little more than half a decade’
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/tom-steyer-president.html By Alexander Burns July 9, 2019 Tom Steyer, the former hedge fund investor turned impeachment activist, announced on Tuesday that he would challenge President Trump in 2020, reversing a previous decision not to enter the race. In a video announcing his campaign, Mr. Steyer positioned himself as a populist outsider, railing against corporate interests that he described as […]
Tom Steyer May Not Pass Up Presidential Run After All: Report
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/08/tom-steyer-2020-elections/
Liberal green activists masquerading as conservatives at CPAC –
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beware-the-liberal-green-activists-masquerading-as-conservatives-at-cpac by Kevin Mooney Standing behind self-proclaimed conservatives who advocate green energy schemes are left-leaning foundations and organizations that have seized upon clever marketing schemes. The goal is to beguile young conservatives into accepting the premise of “clean, renewable” energy initiatives that would result in bigger government and higher taxes. Moreover, the wind and solar […]
Steyer says proposed Green New Deal is a ‘first draft’
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/431896-steyer-says-proposed-green-new-deal-is-a-first-draft Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) proposed Green New Deal in an interview that aired Wednesday on Hill.TV, but said many changes would likely be made to the proposal. “I think she’s done us a signal service by coming up with a plan that is larger enough to fit the problem […]
HEADLINE CLAIM IN FED CLIMATE REPORT RELIES ON RESEARCH TIED TO MAJOR DEMOCRATIC DONORS
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/26/climate-report-tom-steyer-bloomberg/ By MICHAEL BASTASCH A top-line claim in the latest U.S. government climate report is based on research funded by groups tied to Democratic donors. The new National Climate Assessment claims the U.S. economy could take a 10 percent hit from global warming. However, that claim is based on research funded by groups founded by Tom […]