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Conservative groups take aim billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer
2014-05-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: Conservative groups are honing in on an attack plan to rebuff billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer's foray into a handful of Senate and gubernatorial races. At issue are Steyer's alleged dealings in Indonesian coal when he ran his former hedge fund, Farallon Capital Management. Conservative outfits want to turn Steyer's suggestion that his policies aren't aligned with his pocketbook -- a defense Steyer and his environmental and Democratic allies make to parry accusations that he is a liberal...
US billionaire Tom Steyer to launch $100m campaign against climate deniers
2014-05-23 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer has said he will target the campaigns of seven US senate and governors this year, in an attempt to make climate change a top priority in Novembers elections. He is prepared to spend up to $100m (59m) in his quest. The seven elections in Florida, Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Maine and Michigan all feature Republicans that have denied climate change or received donations from the fossil fuels industry. Steyer will use $50m (29m) of his own...
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Tom Walsh: Detroit matters to the nation; now can the city deliver?
2014-05-23 07:23:47| Automakers - Topix.net
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, right, talks with Detroit mayor Mike Duggan about Chase's $100-million investment in Detroit with the editorial board of the Detroit Free Press on May 21, 2014.
Climate change wedge issue in 2014? Billionaire Tom Steyer hopes so
2014-05-21 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: One of President Obama's wealthiest supporters is pledging to spend at least $50 million in a bid to make climate change the central issue in hotly contested elections in New Hampshire, Florida, Michigan and a handful of other battleground states. A group run by California billionaire Tom Steyer unveiled plans to aggressively target Republicans in seven states who have been skeptics of global warming. Among the political figures the group plans to target is Florida Gov. Rick Scott and former Massachusetts...
Saginaw native, car dealer Tom McDonald dies at 84 with family by his side
2014-05-19 18:30:21| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Saginaw native and well-known businessman Tom McDonald died Sunday, May 18, with members of his family by his side, according to his son, Tom McDonald Jr. "He was probably one of the most generous fellows I ever knew; generous with his time and money, and also a benefactor for lot of projects," his son said Monday.
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