Mercer, a Longtime Funder of Climate Skeptics, Backs a Believer
"I'm thoroughly confused," a Greenpeace researcher says of the conservative mega-donor.
A home is seen surrounded by flood water caused by the combination of the lunar orbit, which caused seasonal high tides, and what many believe are rising sea levels due to climate change on Sept. 30, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Robert Mercer, whose $11 million backing Ted Cruz makes him the biggest single donor in the presidential race so far, is a longtime supporter of groups that question mainstream climate science.
But the New York hedge-fund manager recently disclosed that he's also been the biggest backer of a California scientist who went from climate skeptic to believer.