1/ About that endorsement... It just so happens that Gideon received the New York-based NRDC endorsement at the same time she received the endorsement of fossil fuel billionaire Tom Steyer. A few things...

#mepolitics https://twitter.com/SaraGideon/status/1278352840797442049
2/ You'll notice that Gideon isn't promoting the Steyer endorsement. That's likely because of stories like this, showing Steyer "has pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into companies that operate coal mines and coal-fired power plants" https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/us/politics/prominent-environmentalist-helped-fund-coal-projects.html?_r=0 #mepolitics
Aims of Donor Are Shadowed by Past in Coal

Though the environmentalist Tom Steyer has vowed to sell his investments in companies that generate fossil fuels, the projects his hedge fund bankrolled may emit carbon for decades to come.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/us/politics/prominent-environmentalist-helped-fund-coal-projects.html?_r=0
3/ So announcing NRDC's endorsement looks a little better than getting the backing of another hedge fund billionaire.

But guess who funds NRDC? That's right - fossil fuel billionaire Tom Steyer.

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4/ Tom Steyer isn't the first fossil fuel billionaire to get behind Sara Gideon. Billionaire Gideon backer Donald Sussman's company is "invested in energy companies like Phillips 66, AGL Resources, and Occidental Petroleum"

#mepolitics https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjk5eq/fossil-fuel-investors-are-pumping-millions-of-dollars-into-hillary-clintons-campaign
Fossil Fuel Investors Are Pumping Millions of Dollars Into Hillary Clinton's Campaign

Data compiled by Greenpeace shows that approximately 1 in 15 dollars donated to Priorities USA Action, a super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton, comes from fossil fuel interests.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjk5eq/fossil-fuel-investors-are-pumping-millions-of-dollars-into-hillary-clintons-campaign
5/ And last year, Gideon was feted by oil and gas millionaires at a fundraiser in the home of Texas fossil fuel developer Michael Zilkha.

The more you know....

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