Andrea Leadsom

Andrea Leadsom Credentials Background Andrea Leadsom was a Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire between 2010-2024, and announced she would not be standing in the July 2024 general election. She is former UK Secretary of State for […]

Alexander Temerko

Alexander Temerko Credentials Background Alexander Temerko is a Ukrainian-born energy tycoon and prominent Conservative Party donor. He once told the Financial Times his donations “are aimed at building support for a coherent industrial policy within government.” Temerko, who became a British citizen in 2011, describes himself as a “vocal champion of UK energy security and […]

Alan Rudge

Alan Rudge Credentials Background Alan W. Rudge is an electrical engineer and a member of the academic advisory council of UK climate science denial think tank the Global Warming Policy Foundation. He is perhaps best known for losing a £1000 bet […]

55 Tufton Street

Background 55 Tufton Street, located in Westminster, London, is at the centre of a small but influential network of free market, pro-Brexit thinktanks and lobby groups, including the UK‘s principal climate science denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Information on the members of the Tufton Street network can be found below.1“Mapped: The Cosy Climate-Euro […]

PragerU

PragerU (Prager University) Background Prager University, branded PragerU, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservative media organization founded in 2011 by radio talk show host and author Dennis Prager and his business partner Allen Estrin. As noted on its website, “Prager University is not an accredited academic institution and does not offer certifications or diplomas.”1Madaline Donnelly. “How Dennis Prager’s […]

David Rothbard

David Rothbard (Deceased) Credentials Background David Rothbard co-founded the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) with Craig Rucker in 1985 and served as chairman and president. Rothbard passed away on March 30, 2018 after a long illness. When founding CFACT, Rothbard and Rucker approached […]

American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

America’s Power – Formerly American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) Background The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is a 501(c)(6) corporation chartered in Washington, DC, and formed by “More than 40 leading U.S. companies from the electricity generation, transportation, coal production, energy technology, and equipment manufacturing industries,” according to an April 2008 press […]

Natural Resources Stewardship Project

Natural Resources Stewardship Project (NRSP) Background The Natural Resources Stewardship Project (NRSP) was a Canadian non-profit organization launched in 2006 with the listed goal of promoting “responsible environmental stewardship.” The website was no longer in operation after March 2008. 2NRSP Homepage. Archived March […]

John Birch Society

John Birch Society (JBS) Background The John Birch Society (JBS) was founded in December of 1958 by businessman Robert Welch. It now describes itself as an “education and action organization” that “has never deviated from its opposition to communism and any other form of totalitarianism, certainly including the […]

New Hope Environmental Services

New Hope Environmental Services (NHES) Background New Hope Environmental Services, Inc. (NHES) was a consulting firm founded in 1994/1995 by Patrick Michaels. NHES described itself as an “advocacy science consulting firm that produces cutting-edge research and informed commentary on the nature of climate.” Michaels is also director of the Center for the Study of Science […]