{"id":324471,"date":"2021-03-27T05:15:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T09:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=324471"},"modified":"2021-03-27T05:15:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T09:15:16","slug":"liberal-dark-money-network-is-behind-grassroots-support-for-dem-climate-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-dark-money-network-is-behind-grassroots-support-for-dem-climate-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Dark Money Network Is Behind \u2018Grassroots\u2019 Support for Dem Climate Bill"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fliberal-dark-money-network-is-behind-grassroots-support-for-dem-climate-bill%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=324471&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3912.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The left\u2019s biggest dark money network is behind a &#8220;grassroots&#8221; organization pushing Democrats\u2019 $500 billion plan to fight &#8220;environmental racism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rewiringamerica.org\/policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.rewiringamerica.org\/policy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0P9M6FUxfU_4F2uaIOXQnkD5fmA\">Rewiring America<\/a>, one of many environmental groups that has endorsed the BUILD GREEN Act, is part of a massive dark money network run by the D.C.-based Arabella Advisors. The nation\u2019s wealthiest liberal donors use Arabella\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/for-profit\/arabella-advisors\/#network-financial-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/for-profit\/arabella-advisors\/%23network-financial-overview&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGR4Kgh-EiJfOsJ8KSqSM3Ffb-FbQ\">$731 million<\/a> activist network to secretly fund a host of liberal causes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y) cited Rewiring America\u2019s support in a press release announcing the legislation. The bill\u2019s cosponsors blame &#8220;corporate&#8221; interests for damaging the climate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Democrats<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0 \">\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/liberal-dark-money-network-is-behind-grassroots-support-for-dem-climate-bill\/\"><strong>Liberal Dark Money Network Is Behind \u2018Grassroots&#8217; Support for Dem Climate Bill<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/house-democrats-can-use-taxpayer-money-to-overturn-an-election\/\"><strong>House Democrats Can Use Taxpayer Money to Overturn an Election<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/tlaib-silent-as-top-consultant-accused-of-sexual-harassment\/\"><strong>Tlaib Silent As Top Consultant Accused of Sexual Harassment<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rewiring America is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rockefeller-Brothers-grant-to-Rewiring-America.-03.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rockefeller-Brothers-grant-to-Rewiring-America.-03.21.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF1S2zNBFFKuusFeu4AUEyWvwFMgg\">powered<\/a> by the Windward Fund, an Arabella subsidiary whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windwardfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.windwardfund.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGpGwcED_oa-8capsZP0G5JJJ-duw\">stated mission <\/a>is to promote &#8220;community-based, grassroots grant making.&#8221; The Windward Fund and Rewiring America are not required to disclose their budgets, spending, or finances.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The legislation includes a call for the country to shift entirely to renewable energy and to replace all vehicles with electric cars. Rewiring America\u2019s executive director Adam Zurofsky praised the legislation for &#8220;decarbonizing our economy and meeting the climate challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But many of the bill\u2019s provisions are not related to the climate or the environment. The legislation would redistribute wealth to low-income and minority communities, as well as communities &#8220;facing environmental injustice.&#8221; It would also institute &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/BUILD_GREEN_Act%20Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/BUILD_GREEN_Act%2520Summary.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFv0kPsstsm0TQ_F87tdhPD-yznQ\">strong labor provisions<\/a>&#8221; for union workers and establish a $15-per-hour minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Liberals frequently use &#8220;environmental racism&#8221; to justify a host of radical policies. The bill\u2019s sponsors claim that &#8220;environmental racism&#8221; justifies everything from reparations payments to single-payer health care. The left-wing Sunrise Movement, which endorsed the legislation, supports abolishing &#8220;police and prisons&#8221; in order to achieve &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunrisemovement.org\/movement-updates\/the-climate-justice-movement-must-oppose-white-supremacy-everywhere-by-supporting-m4bl-4e338cf91b19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sunrisemovement.org\/movement-updates\/the-climate-justice-movement-must-oppose-white-supremacy-everywhere-by-supporting-m4bl-4e338cf91b19\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdZ3o_Uf8cvA89ReqZYuPbGe_e2w\">climate justice<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">President Joe Biden invoked &#8220;environmental justice&#8221; on the campaign trail, <a href=\"https:\/\/joebiden.com\/9-key-elements-of-joe-bidens-plan-for-a-clean-energy-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/joebiden.com\/9-key-elements-of-joe-bidens-plan-for-a-clean-energy-revolution\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9jcC3Tx9ymdpohejuOhQgcbUavw\">pledging<\/a> to have the Justice Department prosecute fossil fuel companies &#8220;to the fullest extent permitted by law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The legislation has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/build-green-act-2651149717.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/build-green-act-2651149717.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEm7_6B6BO1ZMCYLeMzfjU8HGZ9aQ\">endorsed<\/a> by left-wing groups like <a href=\"http:\/\/350.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/350.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHERZkT1W9_4VRPVLxQHYpibzOcTw\">350.org<\/a>, Greenpeace, and Zero Hour, which claims the world has <a href=\"http:\/\/thisiszerohour.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/thisiszerohour.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxsojt6Js1LK2ipzN81QSbtUsulg\">less than nine years left<\/a> until it\u2019s made uninhabitable by global warming.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While it remains unclear how much these dark money groups have spent lobbying for the legislation, in January the Windward Fund <a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/7ef95281-b6f6-4b6a-9ebb-7d980a208dee\/print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/7ef95281-b6f6-4b6a-9ebb-7d980a208dee\/print\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGvw9ayzpvDykGZeyHF--ajfg6Idw\">hired<\/a> AJW Inc., which lobbies for environmental groups including the Clean Air Task Force and the Environmental Defense Action Fund.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation is Democrats\u2019 latest attempt to usher in radical policies using climate legislation. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s Green New Deal includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/02\/07\/691997301\/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-releases-green-new-deal-outline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/02\/07\/691997301\/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-releases-green-new-deal-outline&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGrpnKhcO1S45CiOkUITxImqqwrUw\">provisions<\/a> to provide free health care and jobs to every American. In February 2021, Democrats introduced legislation that would declare a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/794\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/794\/text&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616871265697000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFDoa0t_uq6uDS-CzI6-wvvNvYvkA\">climate change emergency<\/a> and give the federal government power to combat &#8220;environmental injustice&#8221; by promoting labor union membership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n\t\t<!-- \/339474670\/Freebeacon\/InContent --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The left\u2019s biggest dark money network is behind a &#8220;grassroots&#8221; organization pushing Democrats\u2019 $500 billion plan to fight &#8220;environmental racism.&#8221; Rewiring America, one of many environmental groups that has endorsed &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311238,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3912.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Liberal Dark Money Network Is Behind \u2018Grassroots\u2019 Support for Dem Climate Bill","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3912.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Liberal Dark Money Network Is Behind \u2018Grassroots\u2019 Support for Dem Climate Bill","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}