Ned Nikolov

Ned Nikolov Credentials Background Nedialko (Ned) T. Nikolov works as a physical scientist for the U.S. Forest Service. Nikolov’s profile at ResearchGate lists his PhD as in Ecological Modeling. His profile at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service lists his highest education as a Ph.D in Forest Ecology from Colorado State University.1“Nedialko T. […]

Karl Zeller

Karl Zeller Credentials Background Karl F. Zeller is a retired US Forest Service meteorologist. According to his profile at ResearchGate, Zeller works at the program for fire, fuels, and smoke sciences (FFS) at the US Forest Service and does research in fluid dynamics, civil engineering, and environmental engineering. According […]

James K Glassman

James K. Glassman Credentials Background James K. Glassman is the Founding Executive Director of The George W. Bush Institute and worked as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under the George W. Bush administration. Bush named Glassman founding director of […]

American Conservative Union

American Conservative Union Background The American Conservative Union (ACU) describes itself as America’s original conservative organization. It is an umbrella organization founded in 1964 that fights “for Americans who are concerned with liberty, personal responsibility, traditional values,” according to its website. Since 1973, […]

Vincent DeVito

Vincent DeVito Credentials Background Vincent DeVito is former Counselor to the Secretary for Energy Policy in the Department of Interior in the Trump administration. He was appointed to the position by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on May 1, 2017. DeVito left DOI to return to private practice, E&E News first reported in August 2018. Cox […]

Jeff Jacoby

Jeff Jacoby Credentials Background Jeff Jacoby is a conservative writer and has been a columnist for The Boston Globe since 1994. He was formerly the chief editorial writer for the Boston Herald. After graduating in 1983 with a law degree from Boston University Law School, Jacoby […]

The Thirteen Foundation

The Thirteen Foundation Background The Thirteen Foundation is run by Farris Wilks and his wife JoAnn Wilks, and has acted as a major funder of the religious right as well as organizations affiliated with the Koch brothers. Farris and his brother Dan Wilks made their fortune selling their hydraulic fracking business, Frac Tech, in 2011 for $3.5 billion […]

Farris Wilks

Farris Wilks Credentials Background Farris Wilks is one of the billionaire Wilks brothers. Dan and Farris Wilks made their fortune selling their hydraulic fracking business, Frac Tech, for $3.5 billion to the Singapore government in 2011. According to Forbes, Farris Wilks and his brother are each worth $1.4 billion as of December 2017.1“Farris Wilks,“ Forbes, […]

Dan Wilks

Dan H. Wilks Credentials Background Dan H. (Howard) Wilks and his older brother, Farris Wilks, made their fortunes by selling their fracking and oilfield services company, Frac Tec, in 2011. According to Forbes, each of the brothers was worth $1.4 billion as of December 2017.1“Dan Wilks,” Forbes, December 30, 2017. Archived December 30, 2017. Archive.is […]

David R Henderson

David R. Henderson Credentials Background David R. Henderson, not to be confused with his UK counterpart Patrick David Henderson, is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute and research fellow at the Hoover Institution. According to his profile at the Fraser Institute, Henderson was […]