by Daniel Bush E&E Reporter A right-leaning legal institute is asking the Federal Election Commission to investigate Sierra Club Independent Action's political spending in Iowa, where the group is working to defeat Republican Senate nominee Joni Ernst. The Energy & Environment Legal Institute has accused the Sierra Club of funneling money to its super political [...]
For Immediate Release: October 2, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org E&E Legal Asks FEC Chairman to Investigate Sierra Club Concerning the Group’s Latest Smear Ad in Iowa Senate Race for Potential Campaign Disclosure Law Violations; E&E Legal Also Files Addendum to IRS Referral Regarding Additional Possible Tax Law Violations Washington, D.C. – Today the Energy [...]
ElectricityPolicy.com A nonprofit watchdog, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, has filed a document with the IRS alleging that the Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation are violating nonprofit tax laws, a charge the environmental groups vehemently denied. The institute, known as E&E Legal, said Sierra Club organizations are in potential noncompliance with IRS [...]
by Steven Keeler Mukilteo Beacon E&E LEGAL FILES REFERRAL WITH IRS REGARDING SIERRA CLUB AND SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION TAX LAW VIOLATIONS — Washington, D.C. – Today, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed a formal referral with the Internal Revenue Service alleging the Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation are in potential [...]
Click here to download a complete pdf version of E&E Legal Letters Issue III. Click on headlines for the full article. Bootleggers and Baptists . . . and Hucksterism by Dr. David Schnare, E&E Legal General Counsel Thirty-one years ago, Bruce Yandel coined the phrase “Bootleggers and Baptists” to describe how these strange bedfellows work [...]
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Kevin Bogardus E&E reporter The Energy & Environment Legal Institute is targeting the Sierra Club, alleging that one of the country's most powerful environmental organizations is not complying with tax law. The conservative-leaning critic of U.S. EPA and the environmental movement filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service today against the Sierra Club and theSierra Club Foundation. [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller A nonprofit legal foundation has notified the Internal Revenue Service that a prominent environmental group may be violating its tax-exempt status by engaging in activities that promote private interests of board members and green energy businesses. The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed a formal referral with the IRS [...]
By Mark Tapscott Washington Examiner Sierra Club officials pay no taxes on income the environmental nonprofit generates from solar panel sales by its commercial partners. At the same time, the Sierra Club Foundation functions in a manner that illegally benefits private commercial interests, including some of the nation's largest energy firms. Both allegations are contained [...]
For Immediate Release: September 17, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org E&E Legal Files Referral With IRS Regarding Sierra Club and Sierra Club Foundation Tax Law Violations Washington, D.C. – Today, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed a formal referral with the Internal Revenue Service alleging the Sierra Club and the Sierra Club [...]
