Look Who’s Cutting Checks to Republicans Who Fight Climate Change
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) (C) speaks as she participates in a news conference with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (L) and veteran groups December 17, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) held a news conference to discuss their opposition on the Ryan-Murray Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 due to a provision that reduces cost of living benefits for many military retirees under age of 62
Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesA prominent Charlotte entrepreneur has contributed $800,000 so far this year to Republican candidates who say a more competitive energy industry would make consumers happier, the U.S. more secure, and the climate less polluted.
Jay Faison owned a custom audio-video installer before founding SnapAV, a manufacturing and distribution giant. He sold it in 2013, and used $165 million of his wealth to seed a nonprofit organization, the Clear Path Foundation. The group offers business-minded Republicans scientific, policy, and economic research about climate change. He is starting a political advocacy group with an additional $10 million.