Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has consulted dark money-linked eco groups that support radical carbon cutting measures, his calendar showed.
, a prolific foreign donor to liberal causes, which includes the Wyss Foundation, Berger Action Fund and Fund for a Better Future. Since 2017, the Berger Action Fund and Fund for a Better Future have wired at least $14.5 million to the LCV, and the Wyss Foundation pushed another $210,000 to the group in 2020, filings showed. Hansjorg Wyss is pictured at a benefit on April 1, 2015, in New York City.
"We played no role in these meetings and do not know what was discussed," a spokesperson for the Wyss Foundation and Berger Action Fund told Fox News Digital."Through grantmaking, the Foundation provides direct support to charitable projects and organizations working to address the biodiversity crisis, while the Berger Action Fund supports groups that advocate for conservation and climate action through advocacy, grassroots organizing, and lobbying.
"This is a critical moment for land and wildlife conservation: the planet has lost 60% of its wildlife populations since 1970, and 1 million species of wildlife and plant species are now at risk of extinction," the spokesperson added."The Wyss Foundation invested $1.5 billion to conserve 30% of the world’s land and water by 2030, and we are immensely proud of our conservation work.
"Fund for a Better Future is proud to support effective organizations working toward outcomes that align with our mission to promote the common good by protecting the environment, upholding democratic values, addressing disparities in public health, and advancing social equity," a spokesperson for Fund for a Better Future told Fox News Digital.The Transportation Department did not respond to a request for comment.Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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