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Energy Foundation is an environmental group advocating for electric energy, phasing out fossil fuels, electric cars, etc.<\/p>\n
Among its more than a dozen grants in the U.S. last year, the group wired $900,000 to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado-based think tank that has engaged the White House on climate policy and advocates phasing down fossil fuel reliance and net-zero policies. The group also funded a study in 2022 highlighting the dangers of natural gas-powered stovetops, which ultimately led to calls for bans on the appliance.<\/p>\n
The Energy Foundation sent another $480,000 to the Washington, D.C.-based International Council on Clean Transportation, which advocates for widespread EV adoption and policies decarbonizing the transportation sector broadly.<\/p>\n
And the Energy Foundation contributed $350,000 to Harvard University, a grant earmarked for “outreach to build a clean energy future.”<\/p>\n
According to its financial filings, the Energy Foundation’s grant revenue declined 30% year over year to $56.7 million in 2022, but its grant contributions to outside groups and initiatives worldwide increased to $52.1 million, up 27% compared to last year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Seems there is a lot of gold in going green. The interesting part to me, though, is that:<\/p>\n
While the Energy Foundation’s financial filings indicate that the group is technically headquartered in San Francisco, a Fox News Digital review determined that the majority of its operations are conducted in China with a staff that boasts extensive ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its recently filed tax form show the group, which refers to itself as “Energy Foundation China,” contributed $3.8 million to initiatives in the U.S. like phasing out coal and electrifying the transportation sector.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
How interesting that a country like the US which could be energy-independent due to its fossil fuel resources is being pressured – and acquiescing – to a country like China which controls many of the key resources for the alternative, electrification.<\/p>\n
The group \u2014 which, according to its 2022 financial statement, leases two office facilities in China under operating leases that have terms through April 2024 \u2014 has significant ties to the CCP.<\/p>\n
For example, Energy Foundation CEO and President Ji Zou previously served as the deputy director general of China\u2019s National Center for Climate Change Strategy, an agency within the Chinese government\u2019s National Development and Reform Commission.<\/p>\n
Liu Xin, who heads the group’s environmental management division, previously served in a high-ranking role at the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. And Ping He, the program director of the group’s industry program, worked for eight years at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a leading state-run research institution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Moving on to said electric vehicles:<\/p>\n
LendingTree analyzed tens of millions of insurance quotes involving 30 different automakers between the dates November 14, 2022 and November 14, 2023. That study revealed that Tesla drivers have 23.54 accidents per 1,000 drivers; the EV maker is followed by Ram (22.76) and Subaru (20.90).<\/p>\n
As this study was released, almost every Tesla ever built has been recalled as a result of its Autopilot technology. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has determined that Autopilot doesn\u2019t do enough to prevent blatant misuse of the program, which could result in an accident for the person behind the wheel. Jalopnik<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sure makes me want to hurry out to buy a self-driving car.<\/p>\n
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