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McCann

Background McCann is a global creative solutions company. It has worked for at least 11 fossil fuel industry clients, including Aramco, the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitter,2“Cumulative operational and product emissions from the largest carbon producers worldwide from 1854 to 2022,” Statista, […]

Kathleen Sgamma

Kathleen M. Sgamma Credentials Background Kathleen M. Sgamma is the president of the Western Energy Alliance (WEA), a group representing hundreds of oil and natural gas producers in the western United States that has historically lobbied against restrictions on the industry.1Eric Lipton and Hiroko Tabuchi. ”Driven by Trump Policy Changes, Fracking Booms on Public Lands,” The New […]

Chris Wright

Chris Wright Credentials Wright’s LinkedIn account also lists his graduate work under education: Background Chris Wright, a former fracking executive, was nominated and then appointed as the 17th Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE).”2Chris Wright,” U.S. Department of Energy. Archived February 7, 2026. Archived .pdf on file […]

Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada

Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada (CCMBC) Background The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada (CCMBC) was founded in 2016 and describes itself as “a growing and powerful voice advocating for a policy agenda that supports Canadian business competitiveness and keeps good jobs in Canada.”1Homepage, Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada. […]

Montreal Economic Institute

Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) Background The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) — Institut Économique de Montréal (IEDM) — describes itself as an “independent public policy think tank” with its vision as “a world that is free and responsible, where voluntary exchange, respect for property rights, and entrepreneurship favour social mobility and prosperity for all.”1“WHO ARE WE?” […]

America First Policy Institute (AFPI)

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Background The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a nonprofit group (501(c)(3)) founded in 2021 by two senior […]

Cargill Aqua Nutrition

Background With a revenue of $177 billion in 2023, Cargill is one of the world’s largest agribusiness companies and the largest privately held company in the U.S.2Javier Blas, “Peek Inside America’s Largest Privately Owned Company,” Bloomberg, September 19, 2023. Archived May […]

Skretting

Background Norwegian multinational Skretting is the world’s largest fish feed producer. In 2021, it was the world’s top salmon feed producer and third biggest shrimp feed producer.2 “Nutreco Sustainability Report,” Nutreco, 2021. Archived […]

Look East

Background Look East LLC is an American public relations firm based in Kansas City, Missouri.  Look East works extensively with the agribusiness industry and has positioned itself as a public relations firm […]

Kemi Badenoch

Credentials Background Kemi Badenoch has been the leader of the Conservative Party since November 3, 2024, and has been a Conservative MP since 2017.  She served as Secretary of State Business and Trade between February and July 2022, Secretary of State for International […]