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Actors

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

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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

92

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.

9052Free-marketabsolutists23 actorsFossilincumbents11 actorsGenuineNIMBYs17 actorsCo-optedenvironmentalists7 actors

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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.

ClassificationActivity
  • ANAmericans for Prosperity – NYState chapter with a paid field operationFront GroupAstroturf OperatorSaratoga, Orange +4Albany, NY · cross-state414$4.3Min $3.9M · out $410KApr 22, 2010High
  • CECitizens for Responsible EnergyTemplate group replicated in 11 countiesFront GroupAstroturf OperatorChautauqua, Seneca +5Fredonia, NY345$796Kin $700K · out $96KJun 11, 2019High
  • CECoalition for Affordable EnergyRatepayer framing; ad buys in the Southern TierFront GroupAstroturf OperatorTioga, Broome +4Binghamton, NY294$792Kin $640K · out $152KOct 2, 2020High
  • NCNYers for Local ControlHome-rule petition drive across nine townsLocal GroupAstroturf OperatorSaratoga, Washington +3Saratoga Springs, NY264$272Kin $260K · out $12KJan 25, 2022High
  • JCJefferson County Battery Safety CoalitionSingle-issue battery storage group, Chaumont fire framingLocal GroupAggrieved NeighborJefferson, Lewis +2Watertown, NY243$95.8Kin $90K · out $5.8KAug 14, 2023Medium
  • EPEmpire Center for Public PolicyState think tank; publishes ORES cost studies cited in hearingsFront GroupLaundered AcademicAlbany, Cayuga +3Albany, NY224$2.6Min $2.5M · out $180KSep 8, 2011Medium
  • SVSave the Finger Lakes ViewshedViewshed and farmland group across four countiesLocal GroupAggrieved NeighborYates, Ontario +2Penn Yan, NY213$82.5Kin $76K · out $6.5KJul 21, 2020Medium
  • PCProtect Our Communities (Orange Co.)Retains counsel for 94-c intervenor petitionsLocal GroupLitigatorOrange, Dutchess +2Goshen, NY193$411Kin $383K · out $28KSep 14, 2021Medium
  • NANorth Country Farmland Heritage AllianceAgricultural-land coalition in the North CountryLocal GroupAggrieved NeighborSt. Lawrence, Jefferson +2Canton, NY183$69.2Kin $66K · out $3.2KNov 3, 2021Medium
  • ISInstitute for Rural Energy StudiesResearch shop supplying agricultural-land-loss studiesFront GroupLaundered AcademicOntario, Yates +3Ithaca, NY174$1.3Min $1.2M · out $62KAug 30, 2017Medium
  • SSStop Sullivan SolarFacebook-native neighbourhood group, 4.1K membersLocal GroupAggrieved NeighborSullivan, Ulster +1Bethel, NY153$64Kin $60K · out $4KMay 9, 2022Medium
  • NCNYS Petroleum CouncilState petroleum trade body; testifies on siting and reliabilityIntermediaryTrade AssociationAlbany, Erie +3Albany, NY143$1.9Min $1.2M · out $690KFeb 18, 2015Medium
  • HAHudson Valley Ratepayer AlliancePaid digital and radio distribution in the Mid-HudsonFront GroupMedia AmplifierDutchess, Ulster +3Poughkeepsie, NY113$624Kin $550K · out $74KMar 17, 2021Low
  • SNState Policy NetworkDistributes model legislation to state affiliatesIntermediaryTrade AssociationChautauqua, Niagara +2Arlington, VA · cross-state23$4.2Min $2.2M · out $2MMay 12, 2009Low
  • KIKoch IndustriesPrivately held energy and chemicals conglomerateFossil Fuel FunderDark Money ConduitAlbany, Orange +1Wichita, KS · cross-state03$8.4Min — · out $8.4MMar 1, 1998Dormant
  • ACAriel CorporationGas compressor manufacturer; long-running climate-denial donorFossil Fuel FunderDark Money ConduitSteuben, Chautauqua +1Mount Vernon, OH · cross-state03$1.6Min — · out $1.6MJul 15, 2004Dormant
  • DODonorsTrustDonor-advised fund; obscures the original source of grantsIntermediaryDark Money ConduitOrange, Albany +2Alexandria, VA · cross-state03$10.5Min $5.4M · out $5.1MJan 20, 2007Dormant
  • FCFreedom Partners Chamber of Commerce501(c)(6) pass-through to state affiliatesIntermediaryDark Money ConduitAlbany, Saratoga +2Arlington, VA · cross-state03$7.6Min $3.9M · out $3.7MNov 5, 2012Dormant