Progressive green groups are waging war on President Donald Trump’s nuclear energy revival, and the money trail leads to a shadowy network tied to Obama-era Democrats, as Fox News reports. Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, exposed this web in a Fox News Digital interview, accusing these groups of pushing a partisan agenda over innovation. Their goal? Control America’s energy future.
Trump’s executive orders, signed in May, aim to spark a “nuclear renaissance” by slashing red tape to advance nuclear technologies, a move he says bolsters energy independence alongside fossil fuels. Environmental outfits like the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and the Sierra Club have slammed these plans as unscientific. Isaac calls their stance pure ideology, not reason.
“Prioritized ideology over innovation,” Isaac said, and he’s not wrong -- groups like UCS seem more interested in climate dogma than practical solutions. Their funding, uncovered by Fox News Digital, traces back to the Tides Foundation, which bankrolled anti-Israel campus protests in 2023. That’s not clean energy; it’s dirty politics.
UCS also pockets cash from the Alliance for Global Justice, a group tied to a U.S.-designated terrorist fundraiser, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. Then there’s the U.S. Energy Foundation, linked to the Energy Foundation China, raising eyebrows about foreign influence. These aren’t grassroots activists; they’re well-funded operatives.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative, co-founded by Ted Turner -- who once pushed China’s one-child policy -- has its own Democratic ties. Its CEO, Ernest Moniz, served as Obama’s energy secretary, while its president, Joan Rohlfing, and other leaders donated to Biden, Harris, and the DNC. Their “Nuclear Scaling Initiative” claims to support nuclear growth, but critics see it as a controlled opposition.
“Actively supports rapid expansion,” an NTI spokesperson boasted, yet their leadership’s political leanings suggest otherwise. Are they scaling nuclear power or scaling back Trump’s vision? The conflict of interest is glaring.
Friends of the Earth, another critic, endorsed Black Lives Matter and defunding the police in 2020, aligning with progressive causes over energy pragmatism. They’ve also backed the Green New Deal and demanded U.S. funding for developing nations’ climate policies, citing “science and justice.” Sounds noble, but it’s a Trojan horse for globalist control.
In 2020, Friends of the Earth Action endorsed Sanders and Warren, and in 2024, they backed Harris for president. Their PAC has funneled thousands to Democratic candidates since 2015, per OpenSecrets data. This isn’t about saving the planet; it’s about electing progressives.
The Sierra Club, no stranger to Trump-bashing on social media, also supported defunding the police in 2020, dismissing reforms as “piecemeal.” They’ve embraced the Green New Deal as a cure for inequality and climate woes, while condemning their founder, John Muir, for 19th-century racist language. Woke posturing trumps energy solutions every time.
The Sierra Club Foundation rakes in millions from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, Hansjorg Wyss’s Wyss Foundation, and The Climate Imperative Foundation, which pushed Biden’s gas stove ban. Greenpeace, meanwhile, has called Trump’s policies “defying science” while staging theatrical protests, like boarding oil vessels. Their funding? The New Venture Fund, managed by Arabella Advisors, is a hub for left-wing dark money.
Greenpeace’s 2017 tax filings show support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, backed by tech titans like Zuckerberg, Hastings, and Dorsey. In 2020, they endorsed the “Vision for Black Lives,” pushing for reparations and decriminalizing drugs and prostitution. Energy policy takes a backseat to social justice crusades.
“Whole web of dark money-funded partisan and foreign-tied organizations,” Isaac warned, and the evidence backs him up. These groups aren’t solving problems—they’re creating them, driving up energy costs while cloaking their motives in green rhetoric. It’s a scam dressed up as salvation.
Will Hild, executive director of Consumers’ Research, sees through the charade: “Nuclear energy is statistically the safest, cleanest, and most reliable source of power we have.” Yet these groups fight it tooth and nail, prioritizing ideology over facts. Hild calls their efforts a direct attack on America’s economy and security.
Steve Milloy, senior policy fellow at the Energy and Environment Institute, agrees, hailing Trump’s nuclear push as a triumph of “science, technology, and common sense.” For decades, radical greens have blocked nuclear progress despite its proven safety record. Milloy sees this as a turning point for energy sanity.
“I don’t think they want to solve the problem,” Isaac said, and it’s hard to argue otherwise when their actions scream control, not conservation. Trump’s vision for energy dominance is under siege by a well-funded progressive machine. The fight for America’s energy future is just beginning.
