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Arthur Viterito

Arthur Viterito Credentials Background Arthur Viterito is a retired geography professor formerly of the College of Southern Maryland and a policy advisor with the Heartland Institute. He previously taught at the University of Pittsburgh and the George Washington University. Viterito served for 12 months as the editor-in-chief […]

Susan Crockford

Susan Crockford Credentials Background Susan Crockford runs the website “Polar Bear Science” where she describes herself as a “zoologist with more than 35 years experience, including published work on the Holocene history of Arctic animals.” She also runs the private consulting company, Pacific Identifications Inc. […]

Laura Ingraham

Profile image by Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Laura Ingraham Credentials Background Laura Ingraham describes herself as “the most-listened-to woman in America on political talk radio” as the host of The Laura Ingraham Show. Ingraham began hosting “The Ingraham Angle,” on Fox News in October 2017.1“About Laura Ingraham,” Laura Ingraham. Archived December […]

Richard Berman

Richard B. Berman Credentials Background Richard “Rick” B. Berman is the President of the DC-based PR firm Berman and Company. Berman is behind an extensive network of nonprofit groups created to serve the needs of industry. Before beginning work in PR, Berman had senior executive positions in a number of corporations including Pillsbury and Bethlehem Steel. He also […]

Vivian Krause

Vivian Krause Credentials Background Vivian Maureen Krause is a Canadian researcher and blogger based in Vancouver. She began her blog Fair Questions in 2009 and has used it as a platform to publish her investigations of environmental organizations and charities since. Vivian M. Krause is also an author at Financial Post, which described her as […]

Heidelberg Appeal

Heidelberg Appeal Background The Heidelberg Appeal was a document released to coincide with the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. According to the American Policy Center, the appeal was initially signed by “425 scientists and other intellectual leaders,” and ultimately signed by 4,000. A complete listing of the 4,000 signatories does not appear readily available online.1“32,000 scientists […]

Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions

Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) Background The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) describes itself as “an informal, non-partisan, non-profit coalition of North American individuals, organizations, communities, and businesses who are primarily concerned about the future of the electrical energy sector.” AWED‘s website is the successor […]

Gina Rinehart

Gina Rinehart Credentials After studying one year of economics, Rinehart dropped out of Sydney University because, as she told BRW in 1982, “they were teaching all the wrong things.” Profile image from Department of Foreign Affairs and […]

Alan Jones

Alan Jones Credentials Background Alan B. Jones is a radio personality, sometimes referred to as a “shock jock.” He is described as “Australia’s most popular talkback presenter” at 2GB Radio in Australia where he hosts the Alan Jones Breakfast Show.1Christopher Zinn. “Australian radio stars in cash-for-comment scandal,” The Guardian, November 15, 1999. Archived December 13, […]

Dunn’s Foundation for the Advancement of Right Thinking

Dunn’s Foundation for the Advancement of Right Thinking Background The Dunn Foundation for the Advancement of Right Thinking is a 501(c)(3) private foundation founded in 1994 by William A. Dunn, president of investment firm Dunn Capital Management. According to its website, the Dunn Foundation’s mission […]