The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is an industry-funded, not-for-profit organization focused on “energy analysis and free-market energy and environmental policy,” offering reports and analysis criticising plans to lower emissions and attacking renewable energy.
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Thomas Pyle
Thomas Pyle is President of the Institute for Energy Research and its advocacy arm, the American Energy Alliance. Continue reading “Thomas Pyle”
Charles Drevna
Charles Drevna lead the Fueling U.S. Forward campaign as President and CEO until it was shuttered in 2017. Before that, he was a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Energy Research and a board member of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers.
James Mahoney
James Mahoney is a board member of Koch Industries and helped develop the Fueling U.S. Forward campaign.
Energy Equality Coalition
The Energy Equality Coalition was launched with the express purpose of fighting the federal EV tax credit, and the organization has a number of ties to the Koch network. Continue reading “Energy Equality Coalition”
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity was founded by David Koch and Richard Fink in 2003 and has grown into a powerful non-profit front group for the Koch network. The group’s federal platform and state chapters consistently fight against renewable energy and clean transportation policies.
Conservative Transparency describes Americans for Prosperity as “the centerpiece of the Kochs’ political machine” and the Washington Post describes the group as “a centrally directed but federated organization with paid staffers in the states who can deploy resources and mobilize millions of activists on contact lists.”
As of January 2020, AFP has state chapters in 37 states, including one in Minnesota run by state director Jason Flohrs, and another in Colorado. AFP’s state chapters have been involved in many efforts to lobby state governments against clean energy and transportation policy, including New Jersey’s exit from RGGI and numerous fights against state-level renewable energy standards.
As a 501(c)(4) organization, Americans for Prosperity is not required to disclose its donors. However, Conservative Transparency highlights two organizations associated with the Kochs, Freedom Partners and the Center to Protect Patient Rights, which had combined contributions of over $80 million to Americans for Prosperity since 2009.
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation, is the 501(c)(3) sister organization to Americans for Prosperity,and David Koch serves as chairman of the foundation.
For more on AFP, see the full profile on DeSmog.
Charles and David Koch
The Koch brothers — Charles and David Koch — are the co-owners of Koch Industries, the largest privately-owned energy company in the United States, and the second-largest privately-held company in the country.