One of the Clinton Global Initiative's latest donations reportedly went to helping out Bill and Hillary Clinton's friends, The Wall Street Journal reports. While the charitable organization usually aims to give money to charities and nongovernmental organizations to serve its mission of helping to solve the world's problems, in September 2010, the tax-exempt charity committed $2 million to Energy Pioneer Solutions, Inc., a for-profit organization. The company, which is committed to delivering "energy savings to communities in rural America," also happens to be partly owned by people with close ties to the Clintons, The Wall Street Journal notes, including "a current and former Democratic official and a close friend of former President Bill Clinton."
Apparently, the company was placed on the agenda for a September 2010 conference of the Clinton Global Initiative at Bill Clinton's "urging." Clinton also reportedly "personally endorsed" the company for a federal grant to then-Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Energy Pioneer Solutions ended up receiving an $812,000 Energy Department grant.
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Read the full story on the Clintons' donation over at The Wall Street Journal.