Instituto Juan de Mariana

Instituto Juan de Mariana (IJM) Background The Instituto Juan de Mariana (IJM) is a private nonprofit group founded in 2005 by Gabriel Calzada, a climate change skeptic with connections to other conservative think tanks including the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Centre for the New Europe, and the Libertarian Alliance.1“The Institute” (Translated from Spanish via Google), […]

Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity

Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity Background The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity is a 501(c)(3) conservative media organization located in Bismarck, North Dakota that trains journalists and publishes political news and commentary.  Established in January 2009, The Franklin Center “supports and trains investigative journalists to advance transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility in […]

DonorsTrust

DonorsTrust Background DonorsTrust is a not-for-profit company that distributes millions of dollars in grants each year to groups, organizations and projects that are “dedicated to the ideals of limited government, personal responsibility, and free enterprise.” DonorsTrust (DT) regularly distributes to conservative causes, many of which deny the science and impacts of human-caused climate change or the need […]

John H. Sununu

John H. Sununu Credentials Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966. He completed both undergraduate and graduate levels at MIT. Background John H. Sununu served as the 75th Governor of New Hampshire from 1983 to 1989 and later as […]

William Kay

William Walter (Bill) Kay Credentials [Pending further investigation.] Background William Walter (or Bill) Kay is the manager of ecofascism.com, a website which describes its purpose as to “expose both the similarities between environmentalism and fascism and the connections between environmentalism and modern fascistic, or arch-conservative, individuals and groups.” The website appears to focus on issues affecting Alberta […]

Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley Credentials Background Viscount Matthew White Ridley is a Conservative hereditary peer in the British House of Lords, a science writer, journalist, and popular author. Matt Ridley has written several books on evolution and genetics including The Red Queen (1994) and Genome (1999), as well as books on economics including The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (2010).1“Biography,” Mattridley.co.uk. Archived September […]

Vijay Kumar Raina

Vijay Kumar Raina Credentials Vijay Kumar Raina is a geologist/glaciologist. Background Vijay Kumar Raina is the ex. Deputy Director General of the Geological Survey of India where his research covered geology and the glaciers of the Himalayas, Andaman Islands and volcanoes in the Bay of Bengal. He retired in 1991 after over 35 years of […]

John Loeffler

John Loeffler Credentials Background John Loeffler has 40 years of broadcast news experience, and hosts the weekly news program Steel on Steel, which began in 1990. The program is aired on the Information Radio Network and deals with geopolitical, political or religious and cultural issues. John also co-hosts a weekly financial program, “The Financial Sense […]

Evelyn Browning-Garriss

Evelyn Browning-Garriss Credentials Background Evelyn Browning-Garriss describes herself as a “historical climatologist” or “climatologist,” while it is unclear if she has specific education in this area. She is best known for her publication of the Browning Newsletter, a publication by Fraser Management, that “contains articles, observations and facts to support our contention that man is […]

Jim Puplava

James Joseph “Jim” Puplava Credentials Background James Joseph or “Jim” Puplava is an investment analyst and internet radio show host. He is president and CEO of Puplava Financial Services Inc., and Puplava Securities Inc, and host of the Financial Sense Newshour. His primary business experience is as a TV financial reporter and financial writer. He […]