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The Climate Imperative Foundation is the newest and richest anti-hydrocarbon, anti-natural gas group you’ve never heard of. How rich is Climate Imperative? According to the latest report from Guidestar, the group took in $221 million in its first full year of operation. (Guidestar calls the income “gross receipts.”) That means that Climate Imperative, which is less than three years old, is already taking in more cash than the Sierra Club, which bills itself as the “nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.” According to Guidestar, the Sierra Club collected $180 million in its latest reporting year. Climate Imperative is...

Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia and former owner of an electric car company now under federal investigation, once paid a visit with three other advisers to the same White House “green energy” official who helped secure more than $500 million in guaranteed loans for Solyndra, the now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer backed by a prominent Barack Obama fundraiser. White House visitor records reviewed by Watchdog.org indicate that McAuliffe met with Greg Nelson, the former associate director for energy, environment and technology, at the White House on October 13, 2010. While the substance of the meeting is unknown,...

Abilene Democrat adds pop to message in visit to Tech campus BY KATIE HEPBURN AVALANCHE-JOURNAL U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm is wise to a valuable piece of knowledge in his bid for District 19's congressional seat: the most influencing incentive for college students typically involves food. And so his campaign aides distributed a bounty of frozen ice pops Thursday at Texas Tech's free speech area, nestled between the Student Union and library, as the Abilene Democrat fielded questions from passing students. In addition, a table was positioned in the free speech area's pavilion where volunteers helped interested students register to vote...