Republicans · New York · Wired
The Politics of Solar Energy Are Getting Weird, Mean, and a Little MAGA
Compiled by KHAO Editorial — aggregated from 1 source. See llms.txt for citation guidance.
◌ Single Source
A mysteriously named political action committee has started running ads reminding voters in Colorado about that time GOP representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado and her date were caught on camera in 2023 getting handsy during a performance of the musical Beetlejuice.
Key facts
- In Roy’s case, the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition spent almost $1.5 million to stop his run for Texas attorney general
- Larsen’s PAC is devoting $15 million to go after seven of the more prominent opponents of renewable energy in this year’s congressional elections
- A mysteriously named political action committee has started running ads reminding voters in Colorado about that time GOP representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado and her date were caught on camera
- It’s funded in part by crypto billionaire Chris Larsen and run by a team of New York City political operatives
Summary
That same PAC is producing a spot hitting Anthony Constantino, a Trumpist congressional candidate in upstate New York, because someone used his sticker-printing company to briefly make stickers that read, “ Kill the Police.” Attack ads are everywhere in the last month ahead of November’s election. “Playing hardball politics, that's what their opponents do, right, in oil and gas? Green groups don’t usually act like this, with knives out, ready to stab opponents between the ribs. They’re also traditionally Democratic, but a few high-profile members of the MAGA movement are now speaking up for solar too.