Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli Credentials Background Ken Cuccinelli is the Director of the Regulatory Action Center at the FreedomWorks Foundation, and former Attorney General of Virginia. While working as Attorney General, his FreedomWorks profile celebrates, Cuccinelli “actively defended the Commonwealth against federal government overreach” which included filing lawsuits against Obamacare and fighting against the EPA.1“The Honorable Ken […]
Tim Benson
Tim Benson Credentials Background Tim Benson has been a policy analyst at the Heartland Institute‘s “Government Relationship Department” since September 2015.1 “TIM BENSON,” The Heartland Institute. Archived July 30, 2018. Archive.is URL: https://archive.fo/mQEFz According to his Heartland profile, Benson’s responsibilities include “interacting with elected officials and staff on a variety of issues; tracking state legislative […]
Paul Blair
Paul Blair Credentials Background Paul Blair is a “subject expert” for the U.S. Department of Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee (RPC) subcommittee for “Planning, Analysis and Competitiveness.” The RPC advises Secretary Ryan Zinke on “policy and strategies to improve management of the multi-billion dollar, federal and American Indian mineral revenue program.” Blair is a public interest non-voting member […]
i360
i360 Background i360 advertises itself as a data science, analytics, technology, and advertising company that maintains a “comprehensive data resource of all voting Americans” as a database of over 290 million consumers, 199 million of which are active voters. Michael Palmer founded i360 after working as […]
Canada Action
Canada Action Background Canada Action is a Canadian federally-registered non-profit organization launched in 2012 that advances pro-oil and gas industry sentiments through public engagement and social media.2Carol Linnitt and Donald Gutstein. “‘Grassroots’ Canada Action Carries Deep Ties to Conservative Party, Oil and Gas Industry,” […]
Cody Battershill
Cody Battershill Credentials Background Cody Battershill is a Calgary realtor and founder of Canada Action, a pro-tar sands advocacy group with ties to the Conservative Party and the oil and gas industry. Battershill uses Canada Action to promote the oil and gas industry in Canada and garner public support for industry projects like the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline […]
Greg Walcher
Greg E. Walcher Credentials Background Greg Walcher is president of Natural Resources Group, a consulting firm specializing in “energy, water, public lands, forestry, wildlife, and other environmental issues.” He is also a member of the Heartland Institute‘s Policy Advisory Board, an associate at […]
Daniel Turner
Daniel Turner Credentials Philosophy, Pontifical University of Rome 1999. University of Dayton.4“Daniel Turner,” Power the Future, February 14, 2019. […]
Craig Richardson
Craig Richardson Credentials Background Craig Richardson is president of the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), a Washington-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, formerly known as the American Tradition Institute, with a mission of “discrediting climate science and dismantling environmental regulations.” 2Suzanne Goldenberg. “American Tradition Institute’s fight […]
Rachelle Peterson
Rachelle Peterson Credentials Background Rachelle Peterson is a policy advisor for The Heartland Institute and director of research projects at the National Association of Scholars (NAS). Peterson has been a strong critic of the fossil fuel divestment movement, the sustainability movement, and environmentalist Bill […]
