Gerrit Cornelis van Kooten

Credentials

• Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University (1982) 
• M.A. (Economics), University of Alberta (1974)
• B.Sc. (with distinction), Geophysics, University of Alberta (1972) — Thesis Topic: "The Canadian Coal Industry"

Source: [1], [2]

Niger Innis

Credentials

• Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, Georgetown University (1990). [1]

Background

Niger Innis is the National Spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a group that has recently aligned itself with numerous conservative think tanks and "anti-environmental" organizations while maintaining a stance skeptical of man-made climate change.

Richard H. Fink

Credentials

Bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in economics from Rutgers, UCLA and New York University, respectively. [1]

William Walter (Bill) Kay

Credentials

[Pending further investigation.]

Background

William Walter (or Bill) Kay is the manager of ecofascism.com, a website which describes its purpose as to "expose both the similarities between environmentalism and fascism and the connections between environmentalism and modern fascistic, or arch-conservative, individuals and groups." The website appears to focus on issues affecting Alberta and BC, Canada. [1]