Joe Fone

Joe Fone Credentials Background Joe Fone works as a Computer Aided Design (CAD) Engineer at Enatel. Previously he worked at Tait Electronics from 1977- 2002. He perceives manmade global warming as just one among many fads supported by scientists and eagerly promoted by the media, but he asserted that this is one that “has become […]

Alain Préat

Alain Préat Credentials Background Stance on Climate Change Alain Préat, a known climate skeptic, has been quoted saying [climate] science lost its ‘capital S’ in the 1990s when it became a politicized and “economic issue.” He also believes that unanimity in science, results […]

Judith Curry

Judith Curry Credentials Background Judith A. Curry is an American climatologist and professor emerita of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she chaired the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences from 2002–2014. She is the president of Climate Forecast Applications Network, a consulting company. 1“JUDITH A. CURRY,” CV at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology. […]

Science and Public Policy Institute

Science and Public Policy Institute (SPPI) Background The Science and Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is an advocacy organization with the mission of seeking “sound public policy based on sound science.”1 ”Our Mission,” Science and Public Policy Institute. Archived August 12, 2015. SPPI was founded in mid-2007 with a strong focus on global warming skepticism, and […]

Institute for Energy Research

Institute for Energy Research (IER) Background The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that “conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets,” according to its website. IER, founded in 1989 from a “predecessor non-profit organization,”1“About the […]

Virginia Institute for Public Policy

Virginia Institute for Public Policy (VIPP) Background The Virginia Institute for Public Policy (VIPP) is a think tank based in the U.S. with the goals of “individual opportunity and economic growth.” According to their website, the Institute “works ahead of the political process to lay the intellectual foundation for a society dedicated to individual liberty, […]

Tech Central Station

Tech Central Station (TCS, TCS Daily) Background Tech Central Station (TCS) is a now-defunct website that published commentary, news and analysis. From its founding in 2000 until fall 2006, TCS was run by the Republican lobbying firm DCI group and hosted by James K. Glassman, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).1 “About […]

Gerrit Cornelis van Kooten

Gerrit Cornelis van Kooten Credentials Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University (1982)  M.A. (Economics), University of Alberta (1974)3“Curriculum Vitae,” G Cornelis van Kooten. Archived January 6, 2022. […]

Lewis Page

Lewis Page Credentials Background Lewis Page served as an officer in the Royal Navy from 1993 to 2004, and is now an author and authority on military matters. His books include Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs: Waste and Blundering in the Military which was published in 2006. He is a regular contributor to The Register and […]

Niger Innis

Niger Innis Credentials Background Niger Innis is the National Spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a group that has recently aligned itself with numerous conservative think tanks and “anti-environmental” organizations while maintaining a stance skeptical of man-made climate change. He is also the son of CORE National Chairman and CEO Roy Innis. CORE […]