{"id":2282958,"date":"2024-06-25T04:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T08:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-rfk-jr-aide-is-soros-linked-climate-activist-who-praised-chinas-war-on-coal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T04:19:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T08:19:32","slug":"top-rfk-jr-aide-is-soros-linked-climate-activist-who-praised-chinas-war-on-coal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-rfk-jr-aide-is-soros-linked-climate-activist-who-praised-chinas-war-on-coal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Top RFK Jr. aide is Soros-linked climate activist who praised China\u2019s \u2018war on coal\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Ftop-rfk-jr-aide-is-soros-linked-climate-activist-who-praised-chinas-war-on-coal-washington-examiner%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=2282958&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>Stefanie Spear, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden's Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s independent 2024 presidential campaign, \u2064is a significant advocate for climate activism \u200dand has been associated with RFK Jr. for many years.\u2064 She has previously expressed approval of China&#8217;s anti-coal policies, \u200csupported climate protests,\u200b and worked\u2062 for \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-group-plans-third-reconstruction-push\/\" title=\"Soros-Backed Group Plans \u2018Third Reconstruction\u2019 Push\">group funded<\/a> by George Soros promoting DEI. Spear and Kennedy have collaborated since \u200c2011, with Spear founding \u2063EcoWatch under Kennedy\u2019s guidance, to\u200b campaign against coal plants and push for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-americans-including-democrats-disapprove-of-appliance-energy-regulations-poll\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Americans, including Democrats, oppose appliance energy regulations.\">green\u2062 energy policies<\/a>. EcoWatch has \u2063promoted anti-fossil fuel\u2064 messages and praised China \u200bfor its renewable energy strategies. Spear&#8217;s consultancy, Stellar Consulting, has mobilized people against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-pompeo-calls-for-release-of-chinese-citizen-journalist\/\" title=\"Secy. Pompeo calls for release of Chinese citizen journalist\">environmental issues<\/a> \u2064like single-use plastics and worked with groups pressing corporations on environmental and\u200b DEI commitments. Moreover, Spear has \u200cbacked controversial climate actions, including protestors occupying government buildings.  <\/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>\n<p>She has said China\u2019s \u201cwar on coal\u201d is \u201cawesome,\u201d celebrated climate protesters occupying government buildings, and consulted for a left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"diversity, equity, and inclusion\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> group funded by Democratic megadonor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-soros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Soros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meet press secretary Stefanie Spear for the 2024 campaign of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, the environmental lawyer turned independent presidential candidate. To those close to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, the presumptive Republican nominee, Spear\u2019s climate activism over the years is a window into how Kennedy is far to the left on energy even as he works to distance himself from the Democratic Party and surrounds himself with like-minded aides who could have a seat at the table in a hypothetical Kennedy administration to oversee a sweeping crackdown on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRFK is trying to fool voters into believing he opposes the globalist establishment, but no one has bought into the globalist scheme of fear mongering over climate change to limit energy consumption, kill jobs and reduce the quality of life for normal people more than he has,\u201d Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the former president, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Spear is a longtime associate of the 2024 independent candidate, who is polling at under 10%. In 2011, Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthecho.org\/news\/waterkeeper-alliance-ecowatch-and-robert-f-kennedy-to-announce-ecowatch-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>helped<\/a> Spear launch the environmental website EcoWatch, which Spear has used to lobby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/renewable-energy-congress_b_1684693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>against<\/a> coal plants and urge the public to contact lawmakers to expedite green energy policies, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120721071606\/http:\/ecowatch.org\/2012\/expedite-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>archived<\/a> records show.<\/p>\n<p>EcoWatch, in turn, has long promoted anti-fossil fuels remarks by Kennedy, including those he made during his \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/koch-brothers-apocalyptical-forces-of-ignorance-and-greed-says-rfk-jr-1882095519.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>provocative\u00a0unscripted keynote<\/a>\u201d in 2015 at a conference in Boulder, Colorado, in which he declared the United States to be \u201cengaged, as Abraham Lincoln said, \u2018in a great Civil War,&#8217;\u201d or rather, a \u201cdefensive war against toxic and economic aggression by Big Oil and King Coal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been working together for 15 years and have devoted our careers to unraveling corporate capture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominion-used-a-version-of-the-solorwinds-orion-platform-which-provides-backdoor-access-into-their-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Dominion Used a Version of the SolorWinds Orion Platform Which Provides Backdoor Access Into their Voting Machines\">government agencies<\/a>,\u201d Spear told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement. \u201cFrom Big Food to Big Energy to Big Pharma, Mr. Kennedy and I believe government agencies need to stop protecting corporations and return to their roots of serving the people.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Since 1999, Spear has <a href=\"https:\/\/exxpedition.com\/crew-member\/stefanie-spear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>worked<\/a> to \u201cmobilize millions of people to engage on the most important issues impacting people and planet, including the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics,\u201d through her firm Stellar Consulting. <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/943169008\/202313179349304821\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>One<\/a> client <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/943169008\/202242839349300924\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>is<\/a> As You Sow, a Soros-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/grants\/past?filter_keyword=as+you+sow&#038;grant_id=OR2021-80132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>backed<\/a> group pressuring corporations to adopt environmental, social, and governance, as well as DEI, policies, tax records show. As You Sow, which <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/943169008\/202242839349300924\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rates<\/a> companies through a \u201cracial justice scorecard,\u201d also receives donations from left-wing groups such as the Tides Foundation, New Venture Fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ccp-tied-group-quietly-fueling-us-based-climate-initiatives-tax-filings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>and<\/a> Chinese government-linked Energy Foundation, according to financial disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>Spear hasn\u2019t shied away from promoting China\u2019s energy policies.<\/p>\n<p>During a 2014 podcast episode, Spear discussed how Greenpeace International worked on climate projects in India, noting how that effort and Beijing\u2019s \u201cwar on coal\u201d were \u201cjust awesome.\u201d EcoWatch has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/china-renewable-energy-dominance-2492879336.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also<\/a> promoted China\u2019s lower use of coal, a result of state-enforced emissions standards, and praised the country for \u201cshowing the world what renewable energy dominance looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The website has a history of publishing pro-China stories on topics such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/worlds-first-electric-straddling-bus-takes-test-drive-in-china-1957332094.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>its<\/a> Transit Elevated Bus plans, which were scrapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/bb9ac586-5fba-11e7-91a7-502f7ee26895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over<\/a> alleged investment fraud problems, electric vehicles, the controversial U.S.-China <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/environment\/commentary\/was-2014-really-the-warmest-year-record-fact-checking-obamas-climate-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>climate<\/a> deal <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150316165954\/https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/2014\/11\/12\/bill-mckibben-u-s-china-climate-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>under<\/a> former President Barack Obama, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StefanieSpear\/status\/850488373496217600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>other<\/a> topics.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Spear, who penned an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/10-reasons-bernie-sanders_b_7780780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>op-ed<\/a> in 2015 praising Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for being \u201ca longtime supporter of immediate action on climate change,\u201d has in the past appeared to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/644076\/hollywood-and-left-wing-foundations-behind-climate-charity-quietly-bankrolling-extremist-protest-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>extremist activists<\/a> occupying government buildings. The EcoWatch leader emphasized in a 2012 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/citizens-ban-fracking-at_b_1607134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>op-ed<\/a>, for example, how she took part in an anti-fracking rally led by activists who later marched to the Ohio Statehouse and occupied its rotunda. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough the rally on Sunday was certainly the high point of the four-day gathering, the days leading up to the march to the Ohio Statehouse had a huge impact on moving the anti-fracking movement forward,\u201d Spear wrote at the time. Separately, Spear once celebrated in another 2012 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/grassroots-activism-and-environmentalism_b_1559586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>op-ed<\/a> how left-wing activists planned to \u201coccupy the Kentucky State Capitol to demand an end to corporate domination of our politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth Mr. Kennedy and I believe climate change is real but we aren\u2019t going to try and force others to believe it too,\u201d Spear told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cWe also believe climate should not be an excuse to impose authoritarian policies.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Alex Pfeiffer, a spokesman for the pro-Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc., said Kennedy \u201cis trying to out compete Joe Biden for who can have wackier left-wing views.\u201d Trump has continued to hammer Kennedy over his policies, notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/28\/donald-trump-robert-kennedy-liberal-00154828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>writing<\/a> on social media in April that the independent candidate is \u201cfar more LIBERAL than anyone running as a Democrat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobert F. Kennedy Jr. supports reparations and banning fracking, so it\u2019s no surprise he\u2019d have a radical leftist with similar views as his press secretary,\u201d Pfeiffer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Biden and Trump will face off in their first debate, for which Kennedy did not qualify. The independent candidate accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a>, who is hosting the debate, of illegally colluding with the other two campaigns to keep him off the stage. CNN denied the accusation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresidents Biden and Trump do not want me on the debate stage and CNN illegally agreed to their demand,\u201d Kennedy said last week. \u201cMy exclusion by Presidents Biden and Trump from the debate is undemocratic, un-American, and cowardly.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stefanie Spear, press secretary for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s 2024 independent presidential campaign, has praised China&#8217;s anti-coal efforts and supported climate activists. She has also worked with a Soros-funded diversity group. 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