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Billionaire US environmentalist to target seven midterm races
Reuters - ‎30 minutes ago‎

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer will give a boost to 2014 political candidates from seven U.S. states who work to combat climate change, countering political support from fossil fuel interests. NextGen Climate, Steyer's ...



Billionaire plans to target Republicans in seven states
Statesman Journal - ‎2 minutes ago‎


Environmentalist targets Iowa Senate campaign
Quad City Times - ‎6 minutes ago‎


Morning Plum: A battle between billionaires over fate of the Earth
Washington Post (blog) - ‎7 minutes ago‎


Steyer's Climate Super-PAC Targets 7 Republicans for Attack Ads
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A Big Political Fight Over Climate Change is Coming
NBCNews.com - ‎3 hours ago‎

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Billionaire's Climate Group Targets Seven Elections
Wall Street Journal - ‎28 minutes ago‎

Billionaire Tom Steyer's environmental group, NextGen, revealed the seven major races it is targeting this fall, drawing on the $100 million that Mr. Steyer has pledged to raise to tip midterm elections toward environmental-friendly candidates. The races ...

Tom Steyer's Political Reality Check
Wall Street Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎

Hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer, who made money from fossil fuels but now seeks to prevent others from doing the same, appears to be sitting out most of this year's key political campaigns. On Wednesday Mr. Steyer's environmental group, NextGen ...


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Green billionaire prepares to attack 'anti-science' Republicans
CNN - ‎58 minutes ago‎

Washington (CNN) -- An environmental advocacy group backed by hedge fund tycoon Tom Steyer is set to unleash a seven-state, $100 million offensive against Republican "science deniers" this year, a no-holds-barred campaign-style push from the green ...

NextGen Climate Action using $100 million to fight Koch brothers
Chicago Sun-Times - ‎2 hours ago‎

WASHINGTON — Setting his sights on Republicans who reject climate change, an environmentalist billionaire is unveiling plans to spend $100 million this year in seven competitive Senate and gubernatorial races, as his super PAC works to counteract a ...

A Big Political Fight Over Climate Change is Coming
NBCNews.com - ‎3 hours ago‎

Over the last six months, Democrats and Republicans have battled over the budget (where there's now a truce), the health care law (which has died down), the minimum wage (ditto), and even Benghazi (with Democrats deciding to participate on the select ...

Climate group to sink $100M in 7 races in 2014
Philly.com - ‎4 hours ago‎

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, businessman Tom Steyer talks during a meeting to announce the launch of a group called Virginians for Clean Government at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. Setting his sights on Republicans who ...


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Pushing Climate Change as an Issue This Year, but With an Eye on 2016
New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎

Tom Steyer, whose “super PAC” will spend about $100 million this year trying to elect candidates who support climate policy. Credit Jason Henry for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the ...

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