Sen. J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump’s new running mate, has a green-tinted portfolio, which includes investments in companies such as mobile EV charging services, energy storage for microgrids, and organic gardening kits. Despite calling environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing a “massive racket” in a 2022 interview, Vance has since changed his stance and is now running alongside former president Donald Trump. His investments include up to $100,000 in an oil-focused mutual fund, $250,000 worth of energy-intensive cryptocurrency, and up to €300,000 investment in the conservative video platform, Rumble. Most of Vance’s fortune is derived from Narya, an Ohio-based private equity firm he co-founded.

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