Posted on 05/08/2015 4:20:06 PM PDT by george76
A petition to close down a coal plant from the green group listed some supporters who say they hadn’t signed on.
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three western North Carolina businesses accused the green group of listing them without permission as co-signatories on a “businesses beyond coal” campaign letter.
The Sierra Club listed 80 businesses as co-signatories last October in a letter it widely publicized, calling for Duke Energy to retire its coal plant in Asheville.
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National Review reached out to the remaining 61 businesses listed in the Sierra Club letter. Though it was unable to reach all of the owners, it found three additional businesses — Asheville Glass Center, Black Mountain Yarn Shop, and Gallery MIA — who said they hadn’t signed on to the letter.
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Cronin, the Asheville Citizen-Times reporter, says that when he confronted the Sierra Club with the allegations, they refused to provide him proof that all of the small businesses listed had actually given consent.
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Sandra Miniutti, a spokesperson for Charity Navigator, said the watchdog put the Sierra Club on its watch list because it felt donors should know about any potential issues before they decide to support the nonprofit.
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Miniutti says charities placed on the watch list remain there for a minimum of six months. The watchdog’s committee votes to remove, maintain, or edit status after that time frame, she says, but there’s no guarantee of removal, especially if new issues emerge.
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Liberals lying? I’m shocked.
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I’m shocked that they would try this. /s
“businesses beyond coal”
ahahah which would likely end up creating,,,,ECONOMIES BEYOND HELP
JIVE WITHOUT END!!!
much like Dan Rather — well, the story is still true even though I may have made up a few things.
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