Mike Catanzaro

Mike Catanzaro Credentials Background  Michael (Mike) J. Catanzaro was named a top energy policy aid to President Donald Trump in February 2017. He stepped down from his position in April 2018 and returning to work at […]

Steve Bannon

Image of Steve Bannon by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons. Stephen (Steve) K. Bannon Credentials Background Steve Bannon is the former Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to President Trump, a role that BBC news wrote gave him a “direct line to President Trump.” Trump initially appointed Bannon as campaign CEO in August, 2016, and then […]

Rebekah Mercer

Rebekah A. Mercer Credentials Background Rebekah A. Mercer is one of the three daughters of billionaire Robert Mercer, a major donor for Republican candidates. Rebekah is Director of The Mercer Family Foundation, which has given millions of dollars to conservative causes. According to Politico and The Hill, she oversees the majority of the foundation’s political […]

Doug Domenech

Doug Domenech Credentials Background Douglas Domenech is the former secretary of natural resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia and current director of the Fueling Freedom Project at the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF). Domenech worked in several capacities for […]

Rick Perry

Rick Perry Credentials Background Former Texas Republican Governor James Richard (Rick) Perry was Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy, approved for the position in January 2017. He served as Secretary of Energy until stepping down late 2019.1Naveena Sadasivam. “Get Ready, America: Rick Perry’s Environmental and Energy Record is Awful,” The Texas […]

Mick Mulvaney

Mick Mulvaney Credentials Background John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney is a Representative from South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina state house of representatives from 2007 to 2009, member of the South Carolina Senate from 2009 to 2010, and elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the three succeeding […]

Greening Earth Society

Greening Earth Society (GES) Background The Greening Earth Society was a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by the Western Fuels Association (WFA) in 1997 “as a vehicle for advocacy on climate change, the environmental impact of CO2, and fossil fuel use” (this according to an archived version of the GES website).1“Join GES,” Greeningearthsociety.org. Archived March 8, […]

Mike Pence

Mike Pence Credentials Background Michael Richard “Mike” Pence is Vice President of the United States. Prior to joining the administration of Donald J. Trump, Pence was the 50th Governor of Indiana. Before he became Governor in 2013, Mike Pence worked for six terms in Congress. While a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Pence served on […]

Alex Fitzsimmons

Alex Fitzsimmons Credentials Background Alex Fitzsimmons was the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) before getting promoted to Chief of Staff and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency at DOE in February 2020. He transitioned from DOE to become senior program […]

Jack N. Gerard

Jack N. Gerard Credentials Background Jack N. Gerard is former President, CEO, and a lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute (API), a national trade association that “represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry.” Prior to working with API, Gerard was President and CEO of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), where he also […]