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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...
Billionaire environmental activist plans target GOP in seven states
2014-05-22 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer will target Republicans in seven Senate and governors' races this year, as he pushes to make climate change a top issue in November's elections, his political aides announced Wednesday. His campaign -- which will include television ads and on-the-ground efforts to persuade women, young adults and minorities to vote in traditionally low-turnout midterm elections -- will hit Republicans in competitive Senate contests in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan and New...
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Activist Ackman says Allergan CEO has conflict over letting go
2014-05-19 16:44:30| Biotech - Topix.net
Activist investor William Ackman said on Monday in a letter to takeover target Allergan Inc's board of directors that the top executive has a "disabling" conflict of interest because accepting a takeover means losing the top job.
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Q&A with activist investor David Winters
2014-05-19 00:18:01| Beverages - Topix.net
Q&A with activist investor David Winters Activist investors have become the new normal for business.
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Showtime film on climate change puts Gov. Inslee in favorable activist light
2014-05-14 23:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Tribune: The nine-part Showtime series "Years of Living Dangerously' began airing in April. A segment looking at efforts by Gov. Jay Inslee to enact state policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Washington aired this week. In the 58-minute piece, Inslee comes off as a man with eyes open wide to climate change dangers and strongly motivated to do something about it. That is in sharp contrast to his Republican counterpart, Gov. Chris Christie in New Jersey, who is portrayed in the episode as not interested...
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