Independent Institute
The Independent Institute (TII) Background The Independent Institute (TII) is an Oakland, California-based think tank founded in 1986 and describes itself as a “non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly research and educational organization that sponsors in-depth studies of critical social and economic issues.” The Independent Institute has […]
Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change
Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change (CSCCC) Background The Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change (CSCCC) is a group of 60 non-profit organizations that “seeks to educate the public about the science and economics of climate change in an impartial manner.” CSCCC published […]
Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) Background Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit located in Tucson, Arizona. It has ties to the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, a conservative advocacy group that shares the same address and administrative staff1.Leo Hickman. “Climate sceptics and fringe political groups are an unhealthy cocktail,” The Guardian, June […]
DCI Group
DCI Group Background DCI Group, LLC. is a Republican lobbying and public relations firm with offices in Washington, Brussels, and Houston. DCI group has been associated with the telemarketing company Feather Larson & Synhorst DCI and the direct-mail firm FYI Messaging. DCI Group describes itself as an “independent public affairs consulting firm that specializes in public relations, […]
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change (CO2Science) Background The Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change (CSCDGC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Arizona run by a family of climate change skeptics including Craig D. Idso (Chairman and former President), his father Sherwood B. Idso (President), and […]
Joanne Simpson
Joanne Simpson (Deceased) Credentials Background Joanne Simpson passed away on March 4, 2010. She has been described as the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in meteorology. (PDF)2W. -K Tao, J. Halverson, M. LeMone, R. Adler, M. Garstang, R. Houze Jr., R. Pielke Sr., and W. Woodley. “The […]
Werner Weber
Werner Weber Credentials Background Werner Weber is an emeritus professor of physics at the Technical University of Dortmund. He has done past research with Bell Laboratories, and was a visiting research scientist at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ. His research areas are in theoretical solid state physics, but his CV (PDF) lists “new […]
Sebastian Lüning
Sebastian Lüning (alt. Luening) Credentials Ph.D., Geology/Paleontology, University of Bremen, Germany (1997). [1], [2] Diploma, geology/paleontology, University of Göttingen, Germany (1994). [1], [2] Background Sebastian Lüning (alternatively spelled Sebastian Luening) is a geologist currently working for Portuguese oil and gas energy corporation, Galp Energia, according to his LinkedIn profile. He formerly worked for the oil and gas […]
Fritz Vahrenholt
Fritz Vahrenholt Credentials Background Fritz Vahrenholt has been an honorary professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hamburg since 2009. Since 2012, he has served as head of Deutsche Wildtier Stiftung (German Wildlife Foundation), a small private foundation which, among other deeds, argues that wind power threatens biodiversity and harms wildlife. He […]
Tim Phillips
Timothy R. Phillips Credentials B.A., Political Science, Virginia Tech University. Background Phillips is the former president of the non-profit organizations Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Americans for Prosperity Foundation. He resigned in 2021 after AFP investigated him for “a matter of integrity that violated” […]
