National Association of Scholars

National Association of Scholars (NAS) Background The National Association of Scholars (NAS) was founded in 1987 “to confront the rise of campus political correctness.” The group describes itself as an “independent membership association of academics and others working to foster intellectual freedom and to sustain the tradition of reasoned scholarship and civil debate in America’s […]

Clear Energy Alliance

Clear Energy Alliance Background Clear Energy Alliance (CEA) describes itself as “the latest venture of Mark Mathis who has spent most of his career challenging widely accepted ideas that are simply untrue.”  Before starting CEA, Mathis founded another pro-fossil-fuel group called Citizens’ Alliance for Responsible Energy (CARE). While heading CARE, Mathis testified before Congress “on the dangers of […]

Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT)

Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) Background The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group that describes itself as “dedicated to promoting accountability, ethics, and transparency in government and civic arenas.” FACT was formed in 2014 as a conservative equivalent to left-of-center watchdog groups such as as […]

Jennifer Marohasy

Jennifer Marohasy Credentials Background  Jennifer J. Marohasy is Senior Fellow at the Melbourne-based Institute of Public Affairs, “with responsibilities for Climate Change in the Research Program”, according to the group’s website. Marohasy obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Queensland in 1983. After graduating she was employed as a field biologist at the Allen Fletcher […]

Valentina Zharkova

Valentina Zharkova Credentials Background Valentina V. Zharkova is a professor on the mathematics, physics, and electrical engineering faculty at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK. Zharkova moved to the UK in 1992 to take a position as Senior Royal Society at the Astronomy Group of […]

Energy4US

Energy4US Background Energy4US.org describes itself as a “coalition of consumers, businesses and workers united in the belief that energy empowers us, allows us choices and improves our quality of life.” Energy4US appears to have grown out of a campaign titled “Secure Our Fuels” organized by The Consumer Energy […]

Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA)

Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Background The Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is an energy industry PR and government affairs organization founded by Republican lobbyist Michael Whatley of HBW […]

Jeffrey Bossert Clark

Jeffrey Bossert Clark Credentials Background Jeffrey Bossert Clark is a former top environmental official at the U.S. Department of Justice, former partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and former adjunct law professor at George Mason University. President Donald Trump […]

Charles D. McConnell

Charles D. McConnell Credentials Background Charles McConnell was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, an office he held from 2011 to 2013. Prior to […]

Independence Institute

Independence Institute Background The Independence Institute is a libertarian think tank based in Denver, Colorado with a stated mission “to empower individuals and to educate citizens, legislators and opinion makers about public policies that enhance personal and economic freedom. Former Colorado state senator John Andrews (R), who previously […]