Life:Powered

Life:Powered Background Life:Powered (LifePowered.org) is a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) designed to “ensure that Americans continue to benefit from abundant, reliable, safe, and clean energy” and to “reframe the discussion about energy sources” including fossil fuels. In February 2018, TPPF brought on Bernard […]

William Wehrum

William L. Wehrum Credentials Background William (Bill) Wehrum is the former Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He reportedly stepped down amid investigations over possible violations of federal ethics rules. Bloomberg reported in September 2020 that Wehrum went on to run his own law firm representing […]

Economists for Free Trade

Background Economists for Free Trade (EFT), formerly known as Economists for Brexit, is a coalition of economists with strong ties to Brexiteer Conservative MPs, right-leaning mainstream media and some well-known climate science deniers.1Chloe Farand. “Economists for Free Trade: Meet the ‘Independent Experts’ with Ties to Climate Science Denial Pushing a No Deal Brexit,” DeSmog, August […]

Jordan Peterson

Jordan Peterson Credentials Background Jordan B Peterson is a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Toronto. According to his website, Peterson regularly talks about “personal responsibility, truth and meaning in life” at live events. Peterson produces online programs including “UnderstandMyself” and the “Self Authoring […]

Andrew Grossman

Andrew M. Grossman Credentials Background Andrew Grossman is a partner at the law firm BakerHostetler, where he practices appellate and constitutional litigation. He is also a Visiting Legal Fellow at The Buckeye Institute, a right-wing advocacy group that operates as part of the State Policy Network. He also served as a former visiting fellow at […]

Nicolas Loris

Nicolas Loris Credentials Background Nicolas (Nick) Loris is a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation where, according to his profile, he writes about “energy supplies, energy prices, and other economic effects of environmental policies and regulations, including climate change legislation, energy efficiency mandates, and energy subsidies.”1“Nicolas Loris,” The Heritage Foundation. Archived Aug 4, 2018. Archive […]

Amy Oliver Cooke

Amy Oliver Cooke Credentials Background Amy Oliver Cooke formelry worked at the Independence Institute‘s Energy and Environment Policy Center as director and executive vice president. She joined the John Locke Foundation as CEO in 2020. 2Brenee Goforth. “New CEO Amy O. Cooke Joins the John Locke […]

Brooke Rollins

Brooke L. Rollins Credentials Background Brooke L. (Leslie) Rollins is the former President and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), a conservative think tank that has pushed against climate policy in Texas. In 2018, she was named the director of Office of American Innovation as an assistant to President Donald Trump for Strategic […]

Joe Balash

Joe Balash Credentials Background Joseph “Joe” Balash formerly served as the Chief of Staff to Senator Dan Sullivan and is the former Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. He was nominated by President Donald Trump to become Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Land and Mineral Management.1“President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate […]

Benjamin Zycher

Benjamin Zycher Credentials Background Benjamin Zycher is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), and former senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He formerly worked as a senior economist at the RAND Corporation. Zycher […]