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Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson Credentials Background Kevin D. Williamson is a conservative political commentator. Since September 2022, he has been a national correspondent for The Dispatch. Prior to joining The Dispatch, Kevin Williamson was a […]

Jane M. Orient

Jane M. Orient Credentials Background Jane M. Orient is the president of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP), executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), and a policy advisor at The Heartland Institute. Orient is also listed as a […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

Background The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(6) trade association which exists “to work to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand.” NCBA is one of the largest animal […]

Dairy Cares

Background Dairy Cares is a 501(c)(6) trade association which describes its mission as to “improve education and public awareness regarding environmental issues of the dairy industry.”2“Dairy Cares: Full text of “Full Filing” for fiscal year ending December 2020,” ProPublica. Archived October 12 2022. Archive […]

Edelman

Edelman Background Edelman is the largest public relations and marketing company in the world by revenues. In 2021, the company had $1 billion in fee income and more than 6,000 employees. It was also the top firm in 2020, […]

Resource Works

Resource Works Background Resource Works describes itself as a “public-interest advocacy and communications not-for-profit” based in Vancouver, BC, with the stated mission to “reignite the promise of Canada’s economic future leading respectful, inclusive and fact-based dialogue on natural resource development.” Resource Works offered the following description […]

Stewart Muir

Stewart Muir Credentials Background John Stewart Muir is the founder and CEO of the Canadian pro-resource-development group Resource Works since it was launched in 2014 as an initiative of the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC). […]

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch Credentials Background K. (Keith) Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born American media tycoon whose companies control several major conservative news outlets in the United States, the UK, and Australia. From 1980 to 2013, Murdoch was the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, the original parent company of the U.S. cable TV station Fox News […]

Canadian Oil Mafia (#COM)

Canadian Oil Mafia (#COM) Background The Canadian Oil Mafia (#COM) states its mission as “To have a positive impact educating others on the Generational Opportunity in the Canadian Energy Industry” and to promote “awareness of the Canadian Oil and Gas sector.” The group […]

Hume Brophy

Background Hume Brophy is a global public relations and lobby firm. It describes itself as a “sector-led, political, regulatory and campaigning firm that delivers results for our clients to enhance their commercial outcomes and improve their operating environments.” The company has offices in Dublin, London, […]