{"id":17908,"date":"2020-02-20T08:20:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T14:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=17908"},"modified":"2020-02-20T09:34:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T15:34:04","slug":"energy-environment-institute-big-donors-conflicts-warren-buffett-mike-bloomberg-undermine-manufactured-housing-via-sierra-club-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/energy-environment-institute-big-donors-conflicts-warren-buffett-mike-bloomberg-undermine-manufactured-housing-via-sierra-club-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy &#038; Environment Institute \u2013 Big Donors &#038; Conflicts &#8211; Warren Buffett, Mike Bloomberg Undermine Manufactured Housing via Sierra Club Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubDeptEnergyEELegalInstituteLogoWarrenBuffettMichaelBloombergPhotoManufacturedHomeProNews.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubDeptEnergyEELegalInstituteLogoWarrenBuffettMichaelBloombergPhotoManufacturedHomeProNews.png\" alt=\"SierraClubDeptEnergyE+ELegalInstituteLogoWarrenBuffettMichaelBloombergPhotoManufacturedHomeProNews\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubDeptEnergyEELegalInstituteLogoWarrenBuffettMichaelBloombergPhotoManufacturedHomeProNews.png 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubDeptEnergyEELegalInstituteLogoWarrenBuffettMichaelBloombergPhotoManufacturedHomeProNews-575x302.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubDeptEnergyEELegalInstituteLogoWarrenBuffettMichaelBloombergPhotoManufacturedHomeProNews-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) failed to mention any of headline items in three of their recent \u2018news and updates\u2019 to their members. Ponder that point as you read what follows.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-1111418580\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>When <em>MHProNews<\/em> asked the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) about the following matter approaching 2 weeks ago, sources there said they had already acted, but were waiting to announce their action steps until after the Manufactured Housing Executive Committee (MHEC) meeting in Nashville, TN this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>MHProNews<\/em> has held this report until today, to see if even after the MHEC meeting, what MHI might say or do. Why their silence and delays? Aren\u2019t they claiming to be protecting and promoting the industry?<\/p>\n<p>This <em>Masthead<\/em> report has a wrinkle MHARR has not raised, so make sure you get the insights we uncovered in addition to all of the MHARR statement. As an association, they have to navigate the waters of Washington in a different manner than we have to report events and the machinations that are often at work behind the curtains.<\/p>\n<p>This reasonably complete snapshot should make MHI members, MHI affiliates and their followers sit up and once more take notice how the industry is being undermined through weaponized nonprofits. It also reflects their purported <em>court eunuch<\/em> status of the MHI <em>front group<\/em> and several of their affiliates.<\/p>\n<p>Following that preface:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part One of this report will be key elements from the Energy and Environment (E&amp;E) Legal Institute research.<\/li>\n<li>Part Two of this <em>Masthead<\/em> will be the insights from 2 different letters from MHARR addressed to the Department of Energy (DOE).<\/li>\n<li>Part Three will be a brief analysis, commentary and linked reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With that outline for this report, let\u2019s begin with E&amp;E Legal\u2019s revelation. Because it is timely and relevant \u2013 and was confirmed in part last night during the Democratic Debate by billionaire Mike Bloomberg. This is relevant to 2020 politics and the Buffett machine\u2019s purported manufactured housing industry machinations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>In a report published in the fall of 2014, E&amp;E Legal details how eight of the Sierra Club Foundation\u2019s 18 directors own or operate organizations that directly benefit from its Beyond Coal campaign, the Sierra Club Foundation\u2019s single most expensive program. <em>Beyond Coal<\/em> is sometimes referred to as the \u201cwar on coal,\u201d described by <em>Politico <\/em>as \u201cthe most extensive, expensive and effective campaign\u2026maybe in the history of the environmental movement<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So begins the executive summary of 41-page Energy &amp; Environment Legal Institute Report entitled:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Big Donors\u2026Big Conflicts: How Wealthy Donors Use the Sierra Club to Push Their Agenda<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews.png\" alt=\"EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews\" width=\"828\" height=\"1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews.png 828w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews-243x430.png 243w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews-435x768.png 435w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews-85x150.png 85w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EnergyEnvironmentLegalInstituteReportBigDonorsBigConflictsWarrenBuffettMichaelMikeBloombergManufacturedHomeProNews-768x1357.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Big-Donors-Big-Conflicts-Final1TidesFoundationSierraClubManufacturedHomeProNews-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>E&amp;E Legal <\/strong>report can be found at this <strong>link here as a download<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The short version is summed up like this. E&amp;E has documented that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the Tides nonprofit are among those that are big donors with \u2018big conflicts\u2019 that support the Sierra Club. When men like Buffett and Bloomberg speak of \u201cphilanthropy\u201d \u2013 this is what should come to mid. These so-called charitable causes that they give their money away to are by accident or design doing their dirty work to undermine competitors and keep new entrants out of a given field \u2013 moat style. Are those coincidences or is that their plan?<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubRickPerryDOEManufacturedHousingEnergyStandards20171218_docket-117-cv-02700_complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sierra Club sued the Department of Energy (DOE)<\/a> about the manufactured housing energy standards. In a complaint filed 12\/18\/2017, the<strong> \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Sierra Club Sought to Compel Issuance of Long-Overdue Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Housing<\/span>.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just the phrasing of that headline makes it sound like manufactured housing has no energy standards, which is absurd. By law, manufactured housing must perform in a similar manner as conventional housing. Why did the Sierra Club sue over an issue that could keep \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/national-association-of-home-builders-nahb-2014-price-out-studyMetro2014_HEO_PostedMHLivingNews-com-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">per the NAHB priced out study<\/a>, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/local-star-chambers-wage-war-on-affordable-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">related report linked here<\/a> \u2013 millions of more Americans out of affordable housing? How does that help renters to become affordable homeowners?<\/p>\n<p>Manufactured housing professionals and investors much understand with crystal clarity how the game is being played with <em>weaponized nonprofits<\/em> and all-too-many <em>court eunuch<\/em> trade associations in manufactured housing.<\/p>\n<p>See MHARR\u2019s letters and follow up below on that topic, which will be followed by our <em>MHProNews<\/em> analysis and commentary<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part II. MHARR Letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>February 5, 2020<\/p>\n<p><u>VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Hon. Dan Brouilette<\/p>\n<p>Secretary<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Department of Energy<\/p>\n<p>1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. 20585<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Re: <u>Manufactured Housing Energy Regulation<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Secretary Brouilette:<\/p>\n<p>We are dismayed and shocked to have learned recently that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has entered into a consent decree in litigation styled <u>Sierra Club v. Perry<\/u> (D.D.C. 1:17-CV-02700, November 21, 2019) (Attachment 1, hereto) that will require DOE to propose inherently discriminatory manufactured housing \u201cenergy conservation\u201d standards by May 14, 2021 and enact final standards pursuant to that rulemaking on or before February 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) as the national representative of smaller and medium-sized independent producers of manufactured housing regulated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 5401, <u>et<\/u> <u>seq<\/u>.), has been a longstanding and <u>vociferous<\/u> opponent of the enactment of <u>any<\/u> such standards outside of the regulatory framework established by those statutes, which are designed and structured to maintain, protect and advance the inherent affordability of manufactured homes for lower and moderate-income Americans. MHARR\u2019s position on this matter \u2013 and its vehement objections to the imposition of DOE energy standards that would undermine the fundamental affordability of HUD Code manufactured housing as mandated by existing law and needlessly exclude millions of Americans from the only type of homeownership that they can afford &#8212; is set forth in comments filed with DOE on August 8, 2016, April 26, 2017 and September 17, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, MHARR, in comments filed with DOE pursuant to President Trump\u2019s Executive Order 13777 (Attachment 2, hereto) and with the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing (Attachment 3, hereto), has called for the explicit <u>rejection<\/u> of any such standards as being inherently and fundamentally incompatible with the pre-existing directive of Congress in the 1974 federal manufactured housing law, as amended, for federal manufactured housing standards to \u201cfacilitate the availability of affordable manufactured homes and to increase homeownership for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead, as MHARR\u2019s comments have <u>consistently<\/u> shown, previously-proposed DOE manufactured housing \u201cenergy\u201d standards (<u>i.e.<\/u>, 2016 and 2018) \u2013 railroaded from the start via a fundamentally-flawed and corrupted process manipulated by energy special interests and the largest manufactured housing industry conglomerates &#8212; would necessarily, excessively and <u>exponentially<\/u> increase the cost of manufactured housing with little or no countervailing benefit to consumers over the typical ownership tenure of a HUD Code manufactured home, while excluding disproportionate numbers of potential consumers from the market and imposing crushing new regulatory compliance burdens on smaller industry businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, we are mystified and, frankly, appalled that DOE, <u>during the administration of President Trump<\/u>, who from day-one has committed his administration to the reduction and elimination of needless and needlessly-costly federal regulatory burdens both generally (through Executive Orders 13771\/13777) and <u>specifically<\/u> in relation to housing affordability (through Executive Order 13878 and the White House Council \u2013 <u>which includes DOE<\/u>) would: (1) enter into such a consent decree with an anti-business, radical, special interest group such as Sierra Club in the first place; (2) enter into such a consent decree without correcting, or even considering the inherently-flawed process which fundamentally infected this entire proceeding; or (3) enter into such a consent decree without even <u>speaking<\/u> with MHARR, representing smaller businesses, which are uniquely impacted, harmed and threatened by excessive regulatory mandates. At an absolute minimum, then, DOE must scrap <u>all<\/u> of its previous process on this matter, go back to the \u201cdrawing board,\u201d and conduct a legitimate, credible, and valid rulemaking to <u>totally<\/u> replace its irretrievably-tainted and illegitimate previous activity in this matter.<\/p>\n<p>The collusive manipulation and abuse of consent decrees by special interests and federal regulators to impose massive new regulatory burdens was a reprehensible and unethical hallmark of the Obama Administration. That it would now be deployed by DOE in this matter, <u>during the Trump Administration<\/u> is utterly indefensible and unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Given these circumstances, we will contact your office to schedule a meeting to further address this pending travesty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Mark Weiss<\/p>\n<p>President and CEO<\/p>\n<p>cc: Hon. Mick Mulvaney<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Paul Ray (OIRA)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">##<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>February 6, 2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FOIA Requester Service Center<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Department of Energy<\/p>\n<p>1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Stop MA-90<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. 20585<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Re: <u>Freedom of Information Act Request <\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Sir or Madam:<\/p>\n<p>The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (\u201cMHARR\u201d) hereby requests, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 (\u201cFOIA\u201d), that copies of the following documents relating to actions by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in connection with <u>Sierra Club v. Perry<\/u>, (D.D.C. 1:17-CV-02700) be provided to us:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Minutes, notes, memoranda, or documents of any kind regarding or reflecting the substance of any meeting(s) between DOE or U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel and Sierra Club personnel, members, agents, attorneys, or other representatives regarding the above-referenced litigation, including, but not limited to meetings on April 23, 2019, May 22, 2019, June 12, 2019 and August 15, 2019, as referenced by Attachment 1 hereto.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Minutes, notes, memoranda, or documents of any kind reflecting the identity of all participants in each of the meetings referenced in Request No. 1, above and any other meeting(s) or communications addressing the same matter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>All documents or communications of any kind received from Sierra Club, its personnel, members, agents, attorneys, or any other representative in connection with any of the meetings referenced in Request No. 1, above and any other meeting(s) or communications addressing the same matter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>All documents or communications of any kind received from any person or entity other than Sierra Club or its representatives in connection with any of the meetings referenced in Request No. 1, above, and any other meeting(s) or communications addressing the same matter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>All documents or communications of any kind received from any person or entity other than Sierra Club in connection with either the resolution of the above-referenced litigation, or the negotiation or substance of the Consent Decree entered in that litigation on November 21, 2019 (<u>See<\/u>, Attachment 2, hereto).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>All documents relating to the development and\/or negotiation of the Consent Decree referenced in Request No. 5, above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>All documents reflecting the identity of any DOE and\/or DOJ officials who reviewed and\/or commented on the Consent Decree referenced in Request No. 5, above, and\/or approved the said Consent Decree.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>All documents of any kind relating to the above-referenced litigation and\/or the Consent Decree referenced in Request No. 5, above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>All documents reflecting or relating to the rulemaking status of DOE manufactured housing energy standards pursuant to section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cdocument,\u201d as used herein, includes records of electronic communications and both written and electronic records of telephonic communications and includes all drafts or versions of the identified document(s).<\/p>\n<p>The document(s) requested herein are sought in the public interest concerning the operation and activities of DOE and not primarily for any commercial interest of the requester.<\/p>\n<p>If all or part of this request is denied, please cite each specific FOIA exemption which you contend justifies the said denial and advise us accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about processing this request, you may contact me during business hours at (202) 783-4087.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you in advance for your assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Weiss<\/p>\n<p>President and CEO<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part III. Weaponized Nonprofits, Spayed MHI and Affiliate MH State Associations <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, it should be noted that MHARR&#8217;s use of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests was recently rewarded.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/mharr-february-5-2020-washington-update-report-and-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one example linked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Next, where is the MHI equivalent to these actions by MHARR? On February 14, 2020 MHI said this to their readers: \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>MHI will continue working on behalf of the industry to ensure manufactured housing is a part of the affordable housing solutions being discussed in Washington<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d What they failed to mention, and have not yet denied, is the charge that what they claimed credit for was actually MHARR&#8217;s work. What a fascinating MHI trick, huh?\u00a0 It is a reminder of what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/shortchanging-homeowners-small-businesses-unsuspecting-investors-association-members-plus-sunday-manufactured-home-headlines-review-2-9-to-2-16-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modular Home Building Association (MHBA) is also charging MHI with, namely, &#8220;<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>deceptive<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17915\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/hud-undertakes-study-proposed-by-mharr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/HUDAdvancesMHARRequestedManufacturedHomeZoningBarriersResearch.png\" alt=\"HUDAdvancesMHARRequestedManufacturedHomeZoningBarriersResearch\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/HUDAdvancesMHARRequestedManufacturedHomeZoningBarriersResearch.png 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/HUDAdvancesMHARRequestedManufacturedHomeZoningBarriersResearch-575x302.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/HUDAdvancesMHARRequestedManufacturedHomeZoningBarriersResearch-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/hud-undertakes-study-proposed-by-mharr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>https:\/\/manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org\/hud-undertakes-study-proposed-by-mharr\/<\/i><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The argument could be made that MHI is working on behalf of the industry, but only if \u2018the industry\u2019 is being defined as <em>the big boys that want to consolidate manufactured housing into ever fewer hands<\/em>. That by definition means that all others at the MHI meeting tables are de facto targets for acquistion or destruction.<\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s pivot to this specific Sierra Club case and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ConsentDecreeSIERRA_CLUB_v_PERRY__dcdce-17-02700__0042.0ManufacturedHousingEnergyEfficencyStandardsManufacturedHomeProNews.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>the related consent decree<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>As <em>MHProNews<\/em> previously reported, a Warren Buffett funded foundation has for several years been the largest donor to the Tides nonprofit. The Tides nonprofit in turn supports Sierra Club, but also MHAction. MHAction has in turn has attacked the problems in private equity swooping into manufactured home communities. The MHAction co-branded white paper was a cornerstone for much of what <em>the Washington Post<\/em>, <em>Last Week Tonight<\/em> with John Oliver and other sensational reports that have fueled the call for rent control and other regulations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch.png\" alt=\"SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch\" width=\"566\" height=\"1654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch.png 566w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch-147x430.png 147w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch-263x768.png 263w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch-51x150.png 51w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SierraClubMHActionTidesNonProfitNovoFoundationWarrenBuffettGeorgeSorosManufacturedHomeProNewsNGONonprofitWatch-526x1536.png 526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Manufactured housing is a good and necessary housing product in an industry with numbers of white hats, but that also has purportedly scheming Machiavellian players. What the evidence suggests is that what Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg call \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>philanthropy<\/strong><\/span>\u201d or \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>charity<\/strong><\/span>\u201d are effectively extensions of their business moats. That\u2019s not merely my opinion, there are studies and organizations like E&amp;E Legal that document precisely this kind of weaponized use of nonprofits. <strong>Influence Watch, NGO Monitor<\/strong> and <strong>Open Secrets<\/strong> are just some of the organizations across the left-right divide that track and report on the activities of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or nonprofits that claim to be philanthropic but in fact are promoting specific agendas under the cover of tax exempt status.<\/p>\n<p>The donors to these weaponized groups get a tax break. They are also gaining what Warren Buffett might have meant as a shark in the water of his moat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WarrenBuffettTheMoatQuoteMemeManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNEwsMHProNEws.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WarrenBuffettTheMoatQuoteMemeManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNEwsMHProNEws.jpg\" alt=\"WarrenBuffettTheMoatQuoteMemeManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNEwsMHProNEws\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WarrenBuffettTheMoatQuoteMemeManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNEwsMHProNEws.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WarrenBuffettTheMoatQuoteMemeManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNEwsMHProNEws-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WarrenBuffettTheMoatQuoteMemeManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNEwsMHProNEws-575x384.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UnderstandingWarrenBuffettCastleMoatMetaphorsQuotesMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryAnalysisMHProNews-519x768-519x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UnderstandingWarrenBuffettCastleMoatMetaphorsQuotesMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryAnalysisMHProNews-519x768-519x768.jpg\" alt=\"UnderstandingWarrenBuffettCastleMoatMetaphorsQuotesMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryAnalysisMHProNews-519x768-519x768\" width=\"519\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UnderstandingWarrenBuffettCastleMoatMetaphorsQuotesMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryAnalysisMHProNews-519x768-519x768.jpg 519w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UnderstandingWarrenBuffettCastleMoatMetaphorsQuotesMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryAnalysisMHProNews-519x768-519x768-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UnderstandingWarrenBuffettCastleMoatMetaphorsQuotesMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryAnalysisMHProNews-519x768-519x768-291x430.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17302\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/WarrenBuffettQuoteThereIsClassWarfareAllRightButItsMyClassTheRichClassThatsMakingWarWereWinningManufacturedHousingMHProNews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/WarrenBuffettQuoteThereIsClassWarfareAllRightButItsMyClassTheRichClassThatsMakingWarWereWinningManufacturedHousingMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"WarrenBuffettQuoteThereIsClassWarfareAllRightButItsMyClassTheRichClassThatsMakingWarWereWinningManufacturedHousingMHProNews\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/WarrenBuffettQuoteThereIsClassWarfareAllRightButItsMyClassTheRichClassThatsMakingWarWereWinningManufacturedHousingMHProNews.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/WarrenBuffettQuoteThereIsClassWarfareAllRightButItsMyClassTheRichClassThatsMakingWarWereWinningManufacturedHousingMHProNews-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/WarrenBuffettQuoteThereIsClassWarfareAllRightButItsMyClassTheRichClassThatsMakingWarWereWinningManufacturedHousingMHProNews-575x270.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates &#8211; there is a list of &#8216;billionaire philanthropists&#8217; that are arguably using weaponized nonprofits or NGOs to undermine manufactured housing independents. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are so many tools that the uber-wealthy have that they can deploy that it would be a full-time task for several professionals to monitor it all. Indeed, <strong>Influence Watch, NGO Monitor<\/strong> and <strong>Open Secrets <\/strong>are examples that make that point.<\/p>\n<p>What this energy rule would likely do is raise the price of manufactured housing to a point that several million that could qualify for a manufactured home in the absence of the rule, but won\u2019t be able to with the rule. Keep in mind that the big boys have made it plain that \u2018built to rent\u2019 is a business model that works for larger firms with deeper pockets, but may not be possible for smaller operations. More to the point, build to rent keeps people trapped in rentals instead of putting them on the path to home ownership.<\/p>\n<p>This is a sinister and cynical tactic. What if anything MHARR will be able to do about this remains to be seen, but unlike MHI they are clearly making this known and are making an effort. And unlike others who claim to publish \u2018news\u2019 and \u2018updates\u2019 in manufactured housing, this is the type of report that will only be found here on MHProNews. That\u2019s why professionals and investors from firms of all sizes flock here by the thousands daily, while our would be competitors get a few hundred views. See the related reports below for more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150293\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/iReportNewsTipsCommentsSendMastheadManufacturedHomeProNews.png\" alt=\"iReportNewsTipsCommentsSendMastheadManufacturedHomeProNews\" width=\"362\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>We recommend that news tips NOT use company, nonprofit or organizational emails or cell phones. To report a news tip, click the image above or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com<\/a> \u2013 To help us spot your message in our volume of email, please put the words NEWS TIP or COMMENTS in the subject line. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[cp_popup display=&#8221;inline&#8221; style_id=&#8221;146657&#8243; step_id = &#8220;1&#8221;][\/cp_popup]<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s in fairness note that if someone can keep all of these details straight, that some of what these billionaires fund can be useful &#8211; the principle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SeparatingWheatFromChaffManufacturedHomeLivingNews.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">separating the wheat from the chaff<\/a> should always be kept in mind.\u00a0 For instance, while George Soros&#8217; political and economic ploys may be harmful, the Open Secrets website he helped fund is a useful tool. Nor is the above to argue that the environment isn&#8217;t to be safeguarded. Of course it should be.\u00a0 But this specific lawsuit is misguided at best, or a weaponized attack on affordable housing at worst. Either one is problematic, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PatrickKellyDonahuePhotoTonynobodydoesPostsLikeYouMHProNewsUMDLogoManufacturedHomeProNews.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PatrickKellyDonahuePhotoTonynobodydoesPostsLikeYouMHProNewsUMDLogoManufacturedHomeProNews.png\" alt=\"PatrickKellyDonahuePhotoTonynobodydoesPostsLikeYouMHProNewsUMDLogoManufacturedHomeProNews\" width=\"582\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PatrickKellyDonahuePhotoTonynobodydoesPostsLikeYouMHProNewsUMDLogoManufacturedHomeProNews.png 590w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PatrickKellyDonahuePhotoTonynobodydoesPostsLikeYouMHProNewsUMDLogoManufacturedHomeProNews-575x287.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PatrickKellyDonahuePhotoTonynobodydoesPostsLikeYouMHProNewsUMDLogoManufacturedHomeProNews-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>MHProNews<\/em> is your home for straight talk about manufactured housing issues that is backed by evidence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17921\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DannyGhorbaniPhotoMHARRTonyKovachMasterfullyPutTogetherReportQuote.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DannyGhorbaniPhotoMHARRTonyKovachMasterfullyPutTogetherReportQuote.png\" alt=\"DannyGhorbaniPhotoMHARRTonyKovachMasterfullyPutTogetherReportQuote\" width=\"606\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DannyGhorbaniPhotoMHARRTonyKovachMasterfullyPutTogetherReportQuote.png 708w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DannyGhorbaniPhotoMHARRTonyKovachMasterfullyPutTogetherReportQuote-537x430.png 537w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DannyGhorbaniPhotoMHARRTonyKovachMasterfullyPutTogetherReportQuote-150x120.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/shortchanging-homeowners-small-businesses-unsuspecting-investors-association-members-plus-sunday-manufactured-home-headlines-review-2-9-to-2-16-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/shortchanging-homeowners-small-businesses-unsuspecting-investors-association-members-plus-sunday-manufactured-home-headlines-review-2-9-to-2-16-2020\/<\/a> <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those who need a reminder, MHI flip-flopped on this issue, but only after months of pressure from MHARR, this publication and others who relied on facts and reason to debunk their flawed and arguably harmful initial plan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17923\" style=\"width: 369px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/manufactured-housing-institute-mhi-shifts-on-doe-regulatory-rule-report-analysis\/\" 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Here, with facts, evidence and reason-based analysis &#8211; &#8220;<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>We Provide, You Decide<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d \u00a9 ## <strong>See <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Related Reports<\/span>, further below<\/strong>. Text\/image boxes often are hot-linked to other reports that can be access by clicking on them. 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But Congressman Al Green&#8217;s office was tremendous in their hospitality. Our son&#8217;s hand is near a package that they gave him that included the Constitution of the United States and other goodies. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/latonykovach.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L.A. &#8220;Tony&#8221; Kovach<\/a> &#8211; for <em>MHProNews<\/em>.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tony earned a journalism scholarship and was recognized with the prestigious Lottinville Award in history from the University of Oklahoma, where he also studied business management with a perfect 4.0 and made the Dean&#8217;s List. Tony has earned multiple awards in manufactured housing and in history<\/em>. 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HiLesliGoochWhiteHousePhotoManufacturedHousingInstituteLogoMHILogoSaturdaySatireManufacturedHomeProNews-575x302.jpg\" alt=\"HiLesliGoochWhiteHousePhotoManufacturedHousingInstituteLogoMHILogoSaturdaySatireManufacturedHomeProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HiLesliGoochWhiteHousePhotoManufacturedHousingInstituteLogoMHILogoSaturdaySatireManufacturedHomeProNews-575x302.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HiLesliGoochWhiteHousePhotoManufacturedHousingInstituteLogoMHILogoSaturdaySatireManufacturedHomeProNews-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HiLesliGoochWhiteHousePhotoManufacturedHousingInstituteLogoMHILogoSaturdaySatireManufacturedHomeProNews.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a> <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/saturday-satire-and-executive-summaries-for-manufactured-housing-professionals-investors-advocates-researchers-public-officials-and-investigators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/saturday-satire-and-executive-summaries-for-manufactured-housing-professionals-investors-advocates-researchers-public-officials-and-investigators\/<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) failed to mention any of headline items in three of their recent \u2018news and updates\u2019 to their members. Ponder that point as you read what follows. 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