Posted on 10/07/2010 1:57:43 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
We hear a lot about vested interests in America these days.
Here in California it is the cry of Global Warming alarmists who are opposed to proposition 23 that is to be voted on in the November election.
Prop 23 will suspend a Global Warming solutions act that will push up energy prices and drive even more jobs out of the state during one the biggest recessions in living memory.
Understandably there is a lot of opposition to the Global Warming Act and Prop 23 is proving surprisingly popular in a state that practically invented the Green movement. Two Texan oil companies are supporting the campaign which has allowed the environmental movement to keep shouting about vested interests who are behind the campaign.
(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...
Of course it is nonsense but it is green nonsense so it goes pretty much unchallenged.
Thomas Steyer owns Farallon Capital Management, a $33bln hedge fund. Hes also donated $2.5m to blocking Prop 23 and has pledged a further $2.5m if needed.
There has been almost no investigation of why this citizen would give so much money and of course no suggestion that these donations would make Thomas Steyer a vested interest.
Thanks. I guess this isn’t an issue CA FReepers are interested in, and that is too bad.
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