Former energy secretary Granholm joins the Corporate Committee after $600 million agent Payola

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined the boards of two energy companies. One of them was part of a consortium that received more than $5 billion in taxes before she left her position.

She joined the board of directors of Edison International and its subsidiary, Edison Southern California.

Less than a year later, Granholm's Department of Energy (DOE) gave $600 million to a consortium, including Edison in Southern California.

During his tenure at DOE, Granholm was the focus of multiple allegations of unethical conduct.

Time at Doe

Granholm is a Canadian-born lawyer who was governor of Michigan and professor of law. She was a member of the Dow Chemical Board of Directors when President Joe Biden chose her as energy secretary.

The news reviewed Granholm's shaded career in the energy sector.

“Her tenure was undermined by controversy and ethical questions,” the website reported.

In May 2021, four months after Granholm's confirmation hearing, it was reported that she held stakes in Protera, an electric bus company with which the Biden-Harris administration has been significantly promoted. According to the Associated Press, she said in (c) 2023's “)” testimony that year, “she misrepresented false information about her family's shareholdings.” According to the Washington Free Beacon, Grahome sold these shares and earned a profit of $1.6 million.

In April 2021, Granholm told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that it did not own individual shares and only invested in mutual funds. In February 2023, US ethics officials said that according to the Wall Street Journal, senior officials in the energy sector, including Granholm, had their or their families own shares that could violate the Profit Dispute Rules. He warned.

In June 2023, Granholm confirmed with the Energy & Natural Resources Committee that it owned stakes in six companies that US ethics officials deemed “non-disputed.” Her husband had previously made a private investment in Ford Motor Company. She said in a letter to the Energy and Natural Resources Commission that she testified “mistakefully” that she did not own individual stocks. The committee did not take any further action.

Protera went bankrupt in August 2023, leaving transportation districts around the country on a broken bus that cannot be repaired.

She has also been involved in a drawl fiasco, including an electric vehicle, with Arkansas GOP US Sen. Josh Hawley and public interest groups calling for her to step down. These groups included a government watchdog called Protect the Public's Trust, who submitted a Freedom of Information Act request against her calendar.

The calendar showed that Granholm met with Microsoft Tycoon Bill Gates. Doe then handed over $2 billion “in the 50-50 cost-sharing program of Gates' Terra Power Natrium Reactor in Wyoming.”

“Granholm also met Gates on August 2nd and August 11th, 2021,” the news continued. The next day, the two said DOE would waste $1.5 billion on Breakthrough Energy, another company in Gates.

The DOE was also giving a $385 billion loan on news reported “without maintaining standards to avoid conflicts of interest.”

Granholm's enormous contributions at DOE include “giving $14 billion in loans to renewable energy companies in Michigan.

Remember, Granholm was the governor of that state.

Communist apologeur

Another major achievement for Granholm is to disable the revoked security clearance of communist Robert J. Oppenheimer, a physicist involved in the Manhattan Project and known as the “father of the atomic bomb.” It was.

Granholm said:

In 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission revoked Dr. Oppenheimer's security clearance through a flawed process that violated the Commission's own regulations. Over time, more evidence emerged while Dr. Oppenheimer uncovered the bias and inequality of the process of submission, but evidence of his loyalty and love for the country was further positive. It's been done.

That's doubtful considering Oppenheimer lied about his communist affiliation.

Granholm's sinecure, Edison is $600 million

it doesn't matter. Edison and his subsidiaries were very considerate of many of Granholm, so they placed her on both boards. The company's news release ignored her suspicious deals during the energy secretary. Instead, it focused on her expertise in areas where she does not have an associated undergraduate or graduate degree.

“Granholm promotes reliable, resilient, clean energy solutions, deploys zero carbon technology from recent services as energy secretaries and previous experience as governor of Michigan. “It brings about the company,” the company wrote:

She brings a strong background in cybersecurity and protecting power grids and electrical utilities. Under her leadership, the Department of Energy (DOE) has invested heavily in cybersecurity tools and technologies to enhance the resilience of the US energy infrastructure. She has also worked to find nuclear fuel solutions that will help drive the growth of the industry. During Granholm's tenure as DOE secretary, about 1,000 factories announced that they will come and expand in the US to manufacture clean energy products, with DOE having over $200 billion on thousands of clean energy projects invested in creating more than 400,000 US jobs.

Again, Granholm's degree is not found in known science. Despite this, Edison hired her, after raising more than 500 million taxpayer dollars.

The appointment was “just six months after Granholm's Department of Energy awarded $600 million to California utilities, including Edison in Southern California,” the news said.

The state reported that the grumpy booty “upgrades its 100-mile electrical transmission line with grid-enhanced technology to improve reliability and deliver clean, affordable electricity faster.”

“Again, the Biden Harris administration is not just talking, it's a walk. This funding is cleaner, cheaper and more reliable for all Californians,” said Gavin Newsom, the governor on the left and right. “It's important to our efforts to build a power grid that allows us to access high-power.”

Energy analyst David Blackmon said that when it comes to benefiting from the $600 million grant, it is “like the final game of Crony politics in the Biden administration.” Unfortunately, it's too common in Washington, DC.”

A spokesman for Edison in Southern California told the website that Granholm's appointment was “absolutely unrelated” with a free $600 million.

Americans can be relieved because Granholm didn't buy her board with taxpayer money.