Billionaire environmentalist running for CA governor

[Elliott]

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/11/california-governors-race-tom-steyer/

 

[enchanted]

Nice

[oldhandle]

I don't get it, how is he an environmentalist if he made his fortune investing in coal mining?

"Steyer’s hedge fund past includes controversial investments in coal mining and migrant detention facilities that could draw attacks from rivals."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-19/billionaire-hedge-fund-founder-tom-steyer-is-running-for-governor

[Elliott]

54 minutes ago, oldhandle said:

I don't get it, how is he an environmentalist if he made his fortune investing in coal mining?

"Steyer’s hedge fund past includes controversial investments in coal mining and migrant detention facilities that could draw attacks from rivals."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-19/billionaire-hedge-fund-founder-tom-steyer-is-running-for-governor

That was a tiny investment of his hedge fund, not how he got rich. He funds environmentalist groups, lobbying efforts, and political campaigns.

Edited 1 hour ago by Elliott