Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm maintains close ties to far-left, black-finance environmental groups, some of which receive millions of dollars in support from foreign billionaires. Also includes organizations with
Axios reports that Granholm will participate in an event in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday with President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, John Podesta, to discuss the future of clean energy. Graphics from the event show that the rally is sponsored by Climate Power and Ceres, two environmental groups dedicated to advancing far-left climate change policies.
Climate Power has previously made headlines for its association with organizations that received large sums of cash from nonprofits funded by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss. Granholm’s internal calendar, obtained by the watchdog group Americans for Public Trust (APT), also revealed that he held regular meetings with far-left environmental groups during the Biden administration.
APT Executive Director Caitlin Sutherland told Fox News Digital: “Secretary Granholm and newly minted climate czar John Podesta are entangled in a web of extreme weather groups backed by foreign dark money.” That’s clear,” he said.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks during the daily press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on January 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“This persistent coordination between Biden officials and foreign-linked groups does not reflect the priorities of international adversaries like China exerting undue influence over the administration’s energy policy,” Sutherland said. This raises serious questions.”
Granholm’s ties to Climate Power, which positions itself as a top environmental organization, extend far beyond her. Events that are about to happen. The organization has conducted at least one internal training session on climate communications strategies for 2021 Biden administration appointees, Fox News Digital previously reported.
According to the internal calendar, Granholm attended the session and delivered opening remarks. The record states that attendees at the session were “political appointees from all climate-related agencies,” and that the goal was to “deliver the message of climate action in an impactful and persuasive manner,” with Climate Power and the League of Conservation Voters. “Provide training on how to communicate this.” . ”
For a while, a nonprofit called the Fund for a Better Future hosted Climate Power. After the 2022 training, the group partnered with the League of Conservation Voters to work on “an advanced targeting project unlike anything we’ve done before” to increase support for Democrats. .
Meanwhile, a non-profit organization funded by Swiss billionaire Wyss gave a huge sum of money to the Fund for a Better Future while partnering with Climate Power.
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John Podesta will join Granholm at Wednesday’s event. (2013 Getty Images)
The Burger Action Fund, which Wyss supports, provided $19.75 million to the Fund for a Better Future between April 2022 and April 2023, according to tax filings. The funds were second only to the millions of dollars Wyss had transferred in the past.
Fund for a Better Future previously oversaw Climate Power, but the organization spun off as its own nonprofit organization in the summer of 2023, a spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital. The organization did not respond to a request for comment on the matter.
Wyss has been financially involved in various left-wing causes for more than 20 years. But questions about his citizenship have swirled as his political donations come to the fore.
APT previously discovered several documents calling into question his citizenship, including a 2021 Securities and Exchange Commission filing that said he was a “Swiss national.”
His work has also attracted the attention of Republican lawmakers who are considering legislation that would prevent foreign nationals from “influencing America’s political system.” Axios reports last year.
Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss recently poured more than $60 million into supporting left-wing groups and causes.
President Biden and Jennifer Granholm.
The Burger Action Fund did not respond to a request for comment, but a spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital that the organization “complies with the laws and regulations governing its work and does not use grants to support political candidates.” “It is prohibited to use it for the purpose of supporting or opposing political parties or political activities.” Otherwise, engage in campaign activities. ”
In addition to Climate Power and Ceres, which also receive donations from anonymous donors but identify many of them in their annual reports, Granholm said that during the Biden administration, funds were promoted by dark money. I met with several other left-wing environmental groups.
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From September 2021 to June 2022, Granholm will work with the League of Conservation Voters, Rocky Mountain Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council, Earth Justice, Sierra Club, and Climate Change, according to an internal calendar obtained by APT. Attended an action meeting.
Podesta, who is attending Wednesday’s event with Granholm, served on the board of the League of Conservation Voters from 2001 to 2013 and the Natural Resources Defense Council from 2007 to 2013, according to financial disclosures. served as a board member.
Asked about meetings and events with Granholm, a Department of Energy spokesperson said: “The Secretary of Energy represents all of America, and as such represents a wide range of interests, from the financial sector to environmental justice groups, consumers and industry. effectively engage the public,” he told Fox News Digital. group.
“The facts are clear: We will successfully build an American-led clean energy future that lowers costs for American families, creates jobs for American workers, and strengthens America’s energy and national security.” I’m on my way.”
Fox News Digital’s Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report.
