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Why do climate activists own super-yachts?

Feb 16, 2026
Robert Bryce, energy writer and documentary-maker known for blunt analysis of energy policy. He discusses his mini-documentary exposing billionaire climate philanthropy and lifestyle contradictions. He names specific billionaires, recounts super-yacht emissions and logistics, and explores whether elite green agendas harm ordinary people. He considers embarrassment, class divides and the symbolism of excess.
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ANECDOTE

Puerto Rico Grid After Hurricane Maria

  • Robert Bryce recalls visiting Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and documenting long power outages in his film Juice.
  • He links Bad Bunny's Super Bowl imagery of linemen to the island's prolonged grid failures caused by mismanagement and corruption.
INSIGHT

Wealthy Donors' Carbon Hypocrisy

  • Billionaire climate funders often live carbon-heavy lifestyles that contradict their public green agendas.
  • Robert Bryce argues this creates a stark class divide where elites push costly climate rules they don't follow themselves.
INSIGHT

Funding Drives Radical Climate Agendas

  • Billionaires like Bloomberg, Bezos, Zuckerberg and Lorene Powell Jobs fund radical anti-hydrocarbon and anti-nuclear climate groups.
  • Bryce argues their donations underwrite agendas that would force grids onto weather-dependent generation, risking blackouts.
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