Free Market Environmental Law Clinic

Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FMELC) Background The Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FMELC), formerly known as the George Mason Environmental Law Clinic, operates as litigation counsel for the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal). According to public tax forms, FMELC’s business address is the home of David Schnare, the general counsel for E&E […]

Federalist Society

Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Background The Federalist Society describes itself as a “a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order” and as a counter to law schools that are “dominated by a form of orthodox liberal ideology.”1“About Us”, Federalist Society. Archived May 1, 2018. Archive.is URL: […]

Andrew Wheeler

Andrew Wheeler Credentials Background Andrew R. Wheeler, a lawyer and former coal industry lobbyist, is the 15th Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He was approved to head the EPA on February 28, 2019. 2“Andrew Wheeler, former energy lobbyist, confirmed as nation’s top […]

Travis Fisher

Travis Fisher Credentials Background Travis Fisher is an economist and former adviser to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Kevin McIntyre. He was formerly an employee of the pro-fossil-fuel Institute for Energy Research (IER). Before working at IER, Fisher was an economist for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Fisher joined the Electricity Consumers Resource Council […]

Americans for Balanced Energy Choices

Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) Background Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) was formed in April 2000 “to provide a voice to community leaders in the development of energy and environmental policies. Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) and the Center for Energy and […]

Charles Koch

Charles G. Koch Related Profiles & Research Credentials Background Charles G. Koch is the chairman and CEO of Koch Industries. According to Forbes, as co-owners of Koch Industries, Charles and his late brother David Koch had a net worth of $50.7 billion apiece in 2017. David Koch passed away on August 23, 2019.1“Charles G. Koch,” […]

Center of the American Experiment

Center of the American Experiment Background The Center of the American Experiment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that describes itself as “Minnesota’s leading public policy organization” that “crafts and proposes creative solutions that emphasize free enterprise, limited government, personal responsibility and government accountability.” Mitch Pearlstein founded the Center in 1990.1“About Center of the American Experiment,” Center of the […]

Power the Future

Power the Future Background Power the Future is an energy advocacy organization with a “mission of offering truth, facts, and research that will enrich the national conversation on energy.” Power the Future was launched in February 2018 by Daniel Turner, a former Republican communications staffer […]

Cambridge Analytica

Cambridge Analytica Background Cambridge Analytica (CA) was created in 2013 with an early focus on U.S. elections and bankrolled with $15 million in investments from the billionaire Republican donor Robert Mercer whose daughter, Rebekah Mercer, also served on the company’s board.1David Ingram. “Factbox: Who is Cambridge Analytica and what did it do?” Reuters, March 19, 2018. […]

Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG)

Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) Background The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) is a 501(c)(6) organization formed in 2007 and based in Washington D.C. DeSmog has reported on CLNG’s industry ties, and connection to the American Petroleum Institute (API). CLNG describes itself as a committee of the Natural Gas Supply Association.1“About CLNG,” Center […]