Gregory Wrightstone is a geologist (BS Waynesburg College and MS West Virginia Univ.), bestselling author of Inconvenient Facts and  A Very Convenient Warming and an Expert Reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (AR6).

Mr. Wrightstone has authored or co-authored more than 200 papers, publications and commentaries concerning climate change and energy. He is a popular guest for media outlets on television, radio and podcasts, having done more than 200 interviews in 2023 alone.

He had a 35-year career in the energy industry, focused primarily on the Appalachian Basin of the eastern United States, culminating in his role as a founding partner and VP of Exploration for Mountaineer Keystone.

• Four-time President of the Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists
• President of the Eastern Section AAPG
• Founder and President of the Pennsylvania Coalition for Responsible Government, a state-wide free market advocacy group.
• Co-founder of Pennsylvanians Against Common Core

Executive Director Wrightstone is a strong proponent of the scientific process and often refers to a basic tenet of English law: Audiatur et altera pars or “Let both sides be fairly heard.”