Murray Energy
Murray Energy Background Murray Energy Corporation was the largest privately-owned coal mining company in America, producing roughly seventy-six million tons of coal per year and holding three billion tons of coal reserves. Murray Energy […]
Robert Murray
Robert E. Murray (Deceased) Credentials Background Robert E. Murray was chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the Murray Energy Corporation, the largest privately-owned coal company in the United States. Murray Energy was forced to file for bankruptcy in October 2019. Bob Murray passed away on October 25, 2020 at 80 years of age. A […]
American Institute for Economic Research
American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) Background The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 04-2121305) in the town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. AIER describes itself as “dedicated to developing and promoting the ideas of pure freedom and private governance.” Edward C. Harwood (1900–1980) founded the American Institute for Economic Research in 1933.1“Who We […]
Petr Mach
Petr Mach Credentials Background Petr Mach was the executive director of the Prague-based Czech group Center for Economics and Politics (Centrum pro ekonomiku a politiku) from 1999 to 2009.2“Životopis” / Curriculum vitae, Petr Mach (Petrmach.cz). Translated via Google Translate. Archived October 14, […]
Howard Cox
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Howard Cox Credentials Background Howard Cox is co-founder and PR advisor of Kent-based pressure group Fair Fuel UK. Launched in 2011, the organisation campaigns to reduce charges on petrol and diesel vehicles, most notably fuel duty. Cox ran unsuccessfully as the Reform UK candidate for the constituency of Dover and Deal, although he did win over […]
Holly Swanson
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Image credit: Dumb Bandana / YouTube / Freedom Force International Holly Swanson Credentials Background Holly Swanson is a conservative author and political activist who has described herself as a “leading authority on the undisclosed political agenda of the environmental, now green, movement.”1“Inconvenient Lie Day 2 – Holly Swanson,” YouTube video uploaded by user Dumb Bandana on September 11, […]
Robert Giegengack
Robert Giegengack Credentials Background Robert Giegengack is an emeritus professor and former chairman of the Earth & Environmental Science department at the University of Pennsylvania. 2“ROBERT GIEGENGACK,” Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of […]
Murry Salby
Image credit: Repeal The Act / YouTube Murry Salby (Deceased) Credentials Background Murry Salby was an American-born and educated atmospheric scientist who spent part of his career in Australia. The Australian news outlet Crikey in 2013 described Murry Salby, along with the late Bob Carter, as “two darlings of Australia’s climate sceptic movement.”1Cathy Alexander. “Censorship? Climate sceptics culled from […]
Gregory Conko
Gregory Conko Credentials Image credit: MasonLEC / Vimeo Background Gregory Conko is a former senior fellow at and former executive director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI). Conko has been affiliated with CEI since 1994, according to his LinkedIn profile. He […]
Ryan Maue
Ryan Maue Credentials Background Ryan N. Maue was picked by the Trump administration to serve as the new chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2020. The position, which does not require Senate confirmation, put Maue in charge of choosing the department’s research priorities and play a role in enforcing its […]