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Billionaire Actually Not That Sorry About Nazi Comparison
2014-05-20 08:30:41| Footwear - Topix.net
Billionaire Kenneth Langone is still defending his comparison of income inequality talking points to rhetoric in Nazi Germany, after apologizing two months ago for the comments.
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Billionaire Expands Activism to Senate Races
2014-05-17 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Tom Steyer, the billionaire climate activist, recently contributed $5 million to a super PAC dedicated to keeping Democrats in control of the United States Senate, cementing his alliance with the party as the 2014 campaign swings into high gear. Mr. Steyer, a retired hedge fund manager, has used some of his fortune in an effort to make climate change a more potent political issue in pivotal states like Florida, Iowa and Virginia. He is planning to raise $100 million to run campaigns on climate...
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U.S. billionaire Tom Steyer made a fortune on Asian coal
2014-05-14 10:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reutrs: Billionaire Tom Steyer has rapidly become one of Americas most visible environmental advocates, vowing to punish lawmakers who oppose climate change action and pledging to spend up to US$100 million to put the issue center stage in the Nov. 4 elections. His in-your-face tactics have made him fierce enemies on the right who accuse him of hypocrisy and claim that he made much of his fortune through investments in fossil fuel energy at Farallon Capital Management, the San Francisco-based hedge fund...
Billionaire list 'tops 100' in UK
2014-05-11 05:42:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Sunday Times Rich List shows the UK now has more billionaires than ever before - with a combined wealth of more than 301bn.
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Billionaire Tom Steyer carries $100 million sledgehammer into battle over climate change
2014-05-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Examiner: In politics, it rarely pays to be above the fray. So when a billionaire bent on making his mark comes to your movement with open wallet, you welcome him with open arms. That's how Tom Steyer and the environmental community grew to be fast friends. The former manager of a San Francisco hedge fund has pledged $50 million of his own money, and to raise a matching amount, for November's congressional and state elections through his NextGen Climate Action PAC to address what he calls "the generational...
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