Category: State Policy Network
Todd Wynn, operative for electric utilities and climate denier, the latest industry hire at Department of the Interior
“I think that global warming could be a net benefit for the planet" - Todd Wynn
Alliance for Wise Energy DecisionsInstitute for Energy ResearchJohn Locke FoundationKoch BrothersManhattan InstituteWind
Who’s behind overblown claims about Fort Drum and wind farms?
Updated on October 5, 2017: We’ve updated this post with some additional information about the roles of anti-wind operative John Droz and the Koch-backed Institute for Energy Research. Fort Drum in...
Emails show Wisconsin Commissioner Nowak’s relationship with utility industry players
Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner Ellen Nowak attended several private events at the behest of groups funded by the Koch Brothers and utility interests in 2016, according to documents obtained by...
Consumers for Smart Solar Caught Deleting References to the James Madison Institute
Deletions started to occur after leaked audio sufaced of JMI revealing the true intentions behind Amendment 1
Press Release: Utility-funded PAC caught attempting more “political jiu-jitsu”
Consumers for Smart Solar tries to delete online ties to James Madison Institute
Leaked Audio Shows How Florida Utilities Sought to Deceive Voters to Support Amendment 1
"use the language of promoting solar, and kind of, kind of put in these protections for consumers that choose not to install rooftop"
Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is a conservative think tank based in Austin, Texas, and a member of the State Policy Network (SPN). The think tank’s funders from 2010...
John Locke Foundation
The John Locke Foundation is a North Carolina-based think tank that has ties to the State Policy Network and the American Legislative Exchange Council. It was exposed by Jane Mayer...
Center for the American Experiment
The Center for the American Experiment (CAE) is an advocacy group based in Minnesota and is a member of the State Policy Network (SPN). Members in SPN have helped to...
Texas Renewable Energy Policies Attacked
The Texas Senate voted in mid-April to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard (RES) with a party-line vote of 21-10. Senator Troy Fraser argued that the state had accomplished the...