GoKawiilPro-solar PAC backed by Ripple's Chris Larsen runs attack ads against GOP candidates
The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, a political action committee partly funded by crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, is airing attack ads targeting Republican figures including Rep. Lauren Boebert and congressional candidate Anthony Constantino. The group, staffed by New York political operatives, is unusual among environmental and solar advocacy organizations for using aggressive, personal-attack tactics rather than appeals based on climate science or policy.
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Larsen says he wants the solar industry to fight as aggressively as oil and gas interests, suggesting a shift toward harder-edged political tactics in clean energy advocacy. This approach could alienate some potential Republican allies at a moment when support for solar is showing cracks within segments of the MAGA movement and solar growth in states like Texas, even as it signals solar advocates are willing to adopt tactics once associated with fossil fuel lobbying.
- A solar-aligned PAC funded by Ripple's Chris Larsen is running personal attack ads against GOP figures.
- The tactic marks a departure from environmental groups' traditional reliance on climate-science messaging.
- Some renewable energy allies worry the aggressive approach could alienate needed Republican decisionmakers.
Source: wired.com — Noah Shachtman, 2026-10-14
Published there as: “The Politics of Solar Energy Are Getting Weird, Mean, and a Little MAGA”
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