Deepak Lal (1940–2020)
Deepak Lal Credentials Background Deepak Lal was an economist, a professor of international development, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Lal passed away on April 30, 2020 at age 80. Deepak Lal was associated with the Institute of […]
Alan Moran
Alan Moran Credentials Background Alan Moran is an economist and former employee of the Australian think tank Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), which has campaigned heavily against carbon price legislation. Moran’s personal website is called “Regulation Economics.” Australian opinion writer Tristan Edis described Moran as […]
Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz Credentials Background Ernest (“Ernie”) J. Moniz is a nuclear physicist who served as the second United States Secretary of Energy under the Obama administration, from 2013 to January 2017. After leaving government in 2017, Moniz founded the non-profit Energy […]
Brownstone Institute
Brownstone Institute Background The Brownstone Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (TIN 87-1368060) that, according to its website, was “created by policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020.” The Brownstone Institute was founded May 2021 by Jeffrey Tucker, a columnist for the far-right […]
Jason Funes
Jason Funes Credentials Background Jason Funes was an assistant in the Office of External Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) during the Trump administration. His appointment was announced on May 26, 1917 among 18 other new hires at the department, including Daniel Jorjani and Timothy Williams.1“Interior Announces 19 New Hires,” U.S. Department […]
Pathways Alliance
Pathways Alliance Background The Pathways Alliance is an initiative of Canada’s six largest oil sands producers responsible for about 95% of Canada’s oil sands production including Canadian Natural, Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips Canada, Imperial, MEG Energy and Suncor Energy.1Jan Gorksi and Eyab El-Aini. “Waiting to Launch” (PDF), Pembina Institute, September 2022. Archivd .pdf on file at […]
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson Credentials Background James Michael (Mike) Johnson is a Republican politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District. The House Republican majority elected Johnson to the post of speaker of the House on October 25, 2023, three weeks after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).1“Rep. Mike Johnson […]
Havas
Background Havas is a French holding group with public relations and advertising agencies around the world. Known as Euro RSCG until 2012, Havas is one of the largest public relations […]
Omnicom Group
Background Omnicom Group, often referred to as Omnicom, is a global network of marketing, public relations, and advertising agencies. Created in 1986 in a merger of three of the largest advertising agencies in the U.S. — BBDO, Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB), and Needham Harper Worldwide — Omnicom has longtime fossil fuel clients, including ExxonMobil,1“DDB Reorganizes […]
VML
Background VML, formerly known as Wunderman Thompson, is an ad and PR agency under the WPP holding company. Wunderman Thompson was known for its advertising work for Shell. On October 17, 2023, WPP announced that Wunderman Thompson merged with VMLY&R to create one creative group named VML.1Megan Graham. “WPP Merging VMLY&R With Wunderman Thompson,” The […]