RUTHFULLY YOURS

Trying to keep track of all of the government-authorized theft of taxpayer dollars in the name of “green energy”? I know: it’s difficult, given that new disclosures seem to occur daily.For that reason, I’ve assembled a running cheat sheet to help keep all of the Democrat politicians, the crony capitalists, the conflicts-of-interest, and the outright criminality straight. I know, I know — it’s a difficult job, but someone’s got to do it.

 • Harry Reid, according to The New York Times, “was instrumental in securing” DOE financing for “clean energy projects on government-owned land”
• Reid, in particular, helped secure $145 million for a company called “Nevada Geothermal Power”
• Reid has not publicly commented on a recent audit by Deloitte & Touche that expressed doubt that the company would survive
• Reid also hasn’t called for investigations of where the taxpayers’ money went; he’s apparently too busy•

Anthony Podesta raised over $350,000 for Democratic campaign committees this year
• Podesta’s lobbying company has received roughly $670,000 in the last two years lobbying on behalf of a “green energy company” called SolarReserve
• Podesta’s lobbying apparently helped get SolarReserve a $737 million DOE loan last week•

Ronald Pelosi is the brother-in-law of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
• Pelosi is an executive with Pacific Corporate Group, a private equity group
• Pelosi’s firm invested in SolarReserve
• Pelosi’s firm benefited directly when the DOE approved a $737 million loan last week•

Billionaire George Kaiser raised at least $50,000 for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
• Kaiser’s company, Solyndra, received a $535 million loan guarantee from DOE.
• Kaiser’s company received the loan before DOE received final copies of outside reviews of the deal.
• Kaiser is also listed as a board adviser with SolarReserve, the Pelosi-linked firm that received a a $737 million DOE loan last week•

Steven Spinner raised $500,000 for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
• Spinner then became one of Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s key loan advisers.
• Spinner later wrote that he “helped oversee the more than $100 billion” in loans and guarantees.
• Spinner executed 29 stock trades in energy companeis while serving as a DOE adviser
• Spinner held shares in at least four companies that received DOE loans
• Spinner’s wife’s law firm collected around $2.5 million while representing Solyndra
• Spinner’s wife’s law firm also represented two other companies that received $34 million from DOE•

Steve Westly raised $500,000 for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
• Westly then became one of Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s key advisers.
• Westly was an investor in five firms that received half a billion dollars in energy grants and loans from DOE.•

John V. Roos raised $500,000 for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
• Roos’ law firm (the same firm Spinner’s wife worked for) collected “millions” from DOE-funded companies.Call it “Crony Marxism”, call it outright theft, call it an egregious breach of trust. It’s the inevitable result of government tampering in areas forbidden to it by the Constitution.

And please consider: if the Climatards are willing to waste billions enriching themselves in the name of green energy, they really can’t take the global warming scam seriously.

In other words, the green tech movement no more believes in global warming than you or I.
And, once again, where’s the special prosecutor?