Actors

Who shows up, who pays for it, and which archetype each one belongs to.

34 profiled · 86 groups across 39 countiesFunding network

Organizations Tracked

183

of 86 active groups

Individuals Tracked

162

Named in hearing records

Archetypes Covered

10 / 101

Pillar 0 classification

Cross-state Operators

Active in 2+ states

Avg. Appearances

16.49%

Per tracked actor, 12 mo.

Archetype Distribution10 of 10 coveredPillar 0 classification. The archetype determines the engagement strategy — a Mercenary and an Aggrieved Neighbor need opposite responses.Pillar 0 classification. The archetype determines the engagement strategy — a Mercenary and an Aggrieved Neighbor need opposite responses.

Aggrieved Neighbor4 / 37
Astroturf Operator4 / 15
Dark Money Conduit4 / 15
Laundered Academic2 / 24
Trade Association2 / 13
Ideologue0 / 22
Mercenary0 / 22
Co-opted Local Official0 / 22
Litigator1 / 12
Media Amplifier1 / 12

OrganizationsIndividualsorgs / individuals · total

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Aggrieved Neighbors are the largest group and the most negotiable. The five Astroturf Operators generate the most hearing appearances, and the five Dark Money Conduits generate none at all.

Faction Overlap24 of 34 sit in more than onePillar 0 foundational mapping: the four ideological groups that converge on anti-renewable sentiment, and where the same actors appear in two of them.Pillar 0 foundational mapping: the four ideological groups that converge on anti-renewable sentiment, and where the same actors appear in two of them.

Hover a faction or an overlap

Genuine NIMBYs are the public face at town boards; fossil incumbents never appear there. The overlaps are where a local objection becomes a funded campaign.

Trace the funding behind these factions

Actor Directory18 of 18 shownEvery organization and individual with a tracked appearance, filing, funding edge, or monitored channel in the NYS pilot.Every organization and individual with a tracked appearance, filing, funding edge, or monitored channel in the NYS pilot.

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