Former anti-wind campaigner now fights solar and wind projects for Koch-funded Michigan think tank
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Dave Anderson
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Summary
David Stevenson, formerly of the Caesar Rodney Institute, led a national campaign against offshore wind power and is now opposing land-based solar and wind farms while promoting fossil fuels and nuclear power through the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan. The Mackinac Center is funded by the Koch donor network. Both organizations are part of the State Policy Network (SPN), a coalition of right-leaning think tanks that has worked to undermine state-level clean energy policies. The article details how SPN-affiliated groups have coordinated efforts to block renewable energy projects across the United States.
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The Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) and Mackinac Center are both affiliated with the State Policy Network (SPN), which serves as the central hub of a 50-state network of right-leaning think tanks
SPN has long sought to derail state
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