{"id":2225453,"date":"2024-04-19T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toxic-environment-rfk-jrs-onetime-climate-allies-dont-want-him-to-be-president\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:46:09","slug":"toxic-environment-rfk-jrs-onetime-climate-allies-dont-want-him-to-be-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toxic-environment-rfk-jrs-onetime-climate-allies-dont-want-him-to-be-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostile Atmosphere: Former Climate Allies Oppose RFK Jr.&#8217;s Presidential Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftoxic-environment-rfk-jrs-onetime-climate-allies-dont-want-him-to-be-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former colleagues of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-republicans-call-for-environmental-activists-resignation\/\" title=\"Minnesota Republicans Call For Environmental Activist\u2019s Resignation\">climate activist group<\/a>,\u2064 recommend that the independent presidential candidate withdraw from the race. Kennedy, a former \u2063lawyer for the NRDC, highlights his environmental law\u2064 background \u2062in\u200d his third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-third-party-candidate-could-doom-biden-in-2024\/\" title=\"Poll: Third-Party Candidate May Jeopardize Biden in 2024\">-party candidacy<\/a>. \u2064This\u2063 suggestion comes amid growing\u200b opposition. Former colleagues of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Natural Resources Defense Council, \u200ba climate activist group, suggest that he withdraw\u2064 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-kennedys-latest-move-could-sink-bidens-chances-at-2024-report\/\" title=\"Report: Robert Kennedy's recent action may harm Biden's prospects in 2024.\">independent presidential candidacy<\/a>. Kennedy, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-appointed-judge-delays-sentencing-for-kevin-clinesmith-until-after-inauguration-day\/\" title=\"Obama-Appointed Judge Delays Sentencing For Kevin Clinesmith Until After Inauguration Day\">previously worked<\/a> as \u200da lawyer for the NRDC, emphasizes his environmental law experience in his \u200bthird-party campaign. This advice arises amidst\u2064 increasing opposition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Several of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>\u2018s former colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"climate activist\">climate activist<\/a> group, are calling on the independent presidential candidate to drop out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"race\">race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy previously worked as a lawyer for the NRDC and has touted his experience as an environmental lawyer in his third-party candidacy, which both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are reportedly concerned could hurt their electoral odds. The political arm of the group, which has endorsed Biden, announced Friday that it will be running full-page advertisements against RFK Jr. in six newspapers in swing states on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have spent our careers fighting to protect the planet and its people. As current and former leadership and board members of the NRDC Action Fund, as well as former colleagues of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., we have one message for him: Honor our planet, drop out,\u201d the advertisement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdcactionfund.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NRDCAF-RFK-letter.pdf?initms=TK&#038;ms=TK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The group described Kennedy\u2019s candidacy as \u201cdangerous\u201d and pointed to Trump saying that he is \u201cgreat for MAGA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKennedy is playing a dangerous spoiler role that could benefit Trump,\u201d\u00a0Manish Bapna, the president and CEO of the NRDC Action Fund, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden is the real environmental candidate in this race. He has taken more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">climate action<\/a> than any US President in history. Meanwhile Kennedy\u2019s campaign staffers have made clear they are trying to syphon votes away from the President,\u201d Bapna said. \u201cPolling shows he has no path to the White House, so if Kennedy is serious about protecting the planet, the time to drop out is now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The push by the NRDC Action Fund came a day after several of Kennedy\u2019s family members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2970391\/kennedy-family-members-endorse-joe-bidens-2024-campaign-in-snub-to-rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"endorsed\">endorsed<\/a> Biden at a campaign event in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Kennedy\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former colleagues from the Natural Resources Defense Council, where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. previously served as a lawyer, urge him to exit the independent presidential race. 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