That is their main connection and what I was thinking of - Tides. The Joyce Foundation has given grants to Tides, however.
And another connection I found between Kerry and this topic is here (along with other things of interest):
“The Senates Bait-and-Switch on Cap-and-Trade” @
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/04/21/the-senate%E2%80%99s-bait-and-switch-on-cap-and-trade/
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