Tag: The Empowerment Alliance

Issue 1 opponent Ohio Works’ funders include utility and gas industry-backed groups

Major funders of Issue 1 opponent Ohio Works include the American Jobs and Growth Fund, a dark-money organization with financial ties to the utility and methane gas industries, and the...

/ October 25, 2024

Ohio Oil and Gas Association opposes Issue 1: Members have benefited from one-party rule in Columbus  

The Ohio Oil and Gas Association has come out in opposition to Issue 1, the ballot initiative that aims to depoliticize how voting districts are drawn in Ohio and end...

/ October 21, 2024

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance PACs raked in millions from gas industry megadonors Karen Buchwald Wright and Thomas Rastin 

Ariel Corporation chairman and her spouse have also opposed new solar farms in Ohio Gas industry megadonor couple Karen Buchwald Wright and Thomas Rastin together contributed at least $2.4 million...

/ August 14, 2024

The Empowerment Alliance

The Empowerment Alliance The Empowerment Alliance is a 501(c)(4) dark-money group aligned with the gas industry. The group was launched in September 2019 to promote the gas industry and oppose...

/ November 14, 2022

Utility Front Group Advertisement Tracker

Utility Front Group Advertisement Tracker: Exposing Utility Front Groups’ Spending on Facebook and Instagram Utility front groups are organizations that appear independent but are established, controlled or funded by a...

/ September 23, 2022