Amazed at the hatred for the green movement in the US
I'm not sure people are saying environmentalists and other anti-fracking groups would knowingly take the money, just that Russia could indeed be funneling money to the groups secretly. Personally, I'm supportive of many of these anti-fracking efforts but at the same time I wouldn't put it beneath Russia to covertly direct funding to some groups if they thought it might help their cause.
If one thing has been drawn attention to lately, its Russia's ability to funnel money into various places without people realizing.
The same way they have a knack for compromising people without them realizing it until it is too late.