Grant Kidwell

Grant Kidwell Credentials Background Grant Kidwell is the director of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Task Force on Energy, Environment, and Agriculture. Kidwell came to ALEC after working at the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity where he “worked on the organization’s state energy portfolio.” According to […]

Todd Kendall

Todd Kendall Credentials Background Todd D. Kendall is executive vice president of Compass Lexecon, an economics consulting firm, and a former assistant professor of economics at Clemson University in South Carolina.1 “TODD KENDALL, PH.D.“ America First Energy Conference 2018. Archived October 23, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/5BZ6j According to his CV, Kendall has written on behalf […]

Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins Credentials According to his profile at the U.S. House of Representatives, “After graduating from Covington High School, he attended LSU and then went on to serve in the United States Army/Louisiana National Guard as a Military Police Officer, and he attained the rank of E-6, Staff Sergeant.” It is unclear if he graduated […]

Mark Mathis

Mark Mathis Credentials Background Mark Mathis is the president of Clear Energy Alliance (CEA), a company that produces videos and documentaries promoting fossil fuels and comparing climate change to Y2K. Mathis is a former TV news reporter and anchor. In 2005, Mathis founded the […]

James Bethell

James Bethell Credentials Background James Bethell, the 5th Baron Bethell, is a sitting Conservative hereditary peer, having made his name as a leading corporate lobbyist. Bethell co-founded the PR agency Westbourne Communications in 2009 with Stephan Shakespeare, founder of the public opinion polling company, YouGov, and the ConservativeHome website.1“Conservative hereditary peers’ by-election, July 2018: result,” […]

Daniel Simmons

Daniel Simmons Credentials Background Daniel R. Simmons is a conservative energy policy specialist and former fossil fuel lobbyist now leading the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), where he had been the principal deputy assistant secretary. President Trump nominated Simmons to lead the EERE Office in May 2017.1Gavin Bade. “Trump […]

Kate Hoey

Kate Hoey Credentials Background Kate Hoey is the former Labour MP for Vauxhall and was a prominent Brexit-supporting figure within the Labour Party during the EU referendum. She was appointed by Prime Minister […]

Steve Baker

Steve Baker Credentials Background Steve Baker was the Conservative MP for Wycombe between 2010-2024, after losing his seat in the July 2024 general election. Baker […]

Washington Coal Club

Washington Coal Club Background The Washington Coal Club is a District of Columbia non-profit corporation “that meets monthly with knowledgeable speakers to discuss coal and industry related topics,” according to a 2016 website archive. Note that as of 2017, the website washingtoncoalclub.org no longer appeared to be in operation.1 Homepage, Washington Coal Club. Archived October […]

John Redwood

John Redwood Credentials Background John Redwood is a Conservative Party politician and has been the MP for Wokingham since 1987. Between 1993 and 1995, Redwood held the position of Secretary of State for Wales under John Major, before resigning from the cabinet to stand against Major in the Conservative Party leadership election of June 1995. […]