Fred L. Smith, Jr.
Fred L. Smith, Jr. (Deceased) Credentials Background Fred L. Smith was the founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI). He served as CEI’s President from 1984 until 2013, later working as the Director of CEI’s Center for Advancing Capitalism. He passed […]
Betsy DeVos
Elisabeth Dee โBetsyโ DeVos Credentials Background Betsy DeVos is the 11th United States Secretary of Education, appointed under President Donald J. Trump. DeVos was nominated for the position on November 23, 2016.1Emma Brown. โTrump picks billionaire Betsy DeVos, school voucher advocate, as education secretary,โ The Washington Post, November 23, 2016. Archived May 15, 2017. Archive.is […]
Edison Electric Institute
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Background The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the trade association of U.S. electric utilityย companies, founded in 1933. The association operates in 50 states and the District of Columbiaย and also holds a number of international members. In 2013, EEI described itself as representing approximately […]
Alex Jones
Alex Jones Credentials Background Alex Jones hosts The Alex Jones Show, a nationally syndicated talk show, as well as the website Infowars. Jones has been described as โthe most prolific conspiracy theorist in contemporary Americaโ by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit which tracks hate groups. Rolling Stone magazine has described him as โthe […]
Bret Stephens
Bretย Stephens Credentials Background Bret Stephens is a conservative opinion columnist at The New York Times. Stephens is the former writer of the โGlobal Viewโ column on foreign affairs atย The […]
Gale Klappa
Gale E. Klappa Credentials Background Gale Klappa is formerly the Executive Chairman and CEO of WEC Energy Group and currently its the Non-executive Chairman. The company is a major electricity generator, mainly utilising coal and gas. According to his profile at WEC Energy, he retired from his role as CEO in May, 2016. Milwaukee Business […]
Information Council for the Environment
Information Council for the Environment (ICE) Background The now-defunct Information Council for the Environment (ICE) was a program proposed by a coalition of U.S. coal companies including the Western Fuels Association and Southern Company, joined by the Edison Electric Institute.1โDistorting the Debate: A Case Study of Corporate Greenwashing,โ Ozone Action, 1996. Retrieved from Greenpeace research […]
Angela Logomasini
Angelaย Logomasini Credentials Ph.D, American Government, Catholic University of America (2008). Master’s, Congressional Studies, Catholic University (1992).3(Press Release). โANGELA LOGOMASINI JOINS CEI ENVIRONMENTAL STAFFโ (PDF), October 19, 1998. ย Retrieved from Greenpeace USA Investigations. Archived .pdf on file […]
American Association of Blacks in Energy
American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Background The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) was formed in 1977 by Clarke A. Watson in what it described as a โresponse to our nationโs energy crisis.โ When the new administration formed a task force to address the 1973 oil embargo, AABE’s founding members found that […]
William O’Keefe
William F. O’Keefe Credentials Background William O’Keefe is the former CEO of the George C. Marshall Institute, before it became the CO2 Coalition in 2015. He also sat as an inital Board Member of the CO2 Coalition.1 โBoard Members,โ George C. Marshall Institute. Archived August 15, 2015. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/jDCXl 2 Gayathri Vaidyanathan. โADVOCACY:Think tank […]