Quin Hillyer: A 1986 graduate of Georgetown University in government and theology, the executive editor of The American Spectator is a 30-year veteran of the conservative movement in campaigns, government, and journalism. He served five years as press secretary for former U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.) and for the House Appropriations Committee. He was managing editor of Gambit Weekly in New Orleans (1990-1991), served as editorial writer and columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1997) and for the Mobile Register (1998-2006). A winner of numerous local, state, regional and national journalism awards, Hillyer has had work published professionally in more than 50 publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and National Review.

The Hon. Jack Kingston, (R-Ga.): Congressman Jack Kingston has served Georgia’s 1st District for the past 12 years and is now in his seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives. During his 20 years of public service at the state and national levels, he has fought to lower taxes, balance the budget, and reduce government interference in our lives. Considered one of the strongest communicators in Congress, Kingston serves as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference and is a favorite guest of many network television programs to comment on issues of the day and to talk about current legislation. Congressman Kingston has been awarded the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s "Spirit of Enterprise" Award.

Bob Slaughter: Bob Slaughter is President of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, a national trade association representing the petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries. Mr. Slaughter assumed this position in March 2002 after serving as NPRA’s General Counsel and Director of Public Policy for three years. Prior to joining NPRA, Mr. Slaughter served as Director of Federal Relations in Amoco Corporation’s Washington, D.C., office. He previously served as Director of Congressional Relations for the Natural Gas Supply Association and as Director of Federal Relations for Pacific Resources, Incorporated.

Mr. Slaughter’s government service includes time spent as Administrative Assistant to former Senator and Congressman Bob Krueger (D-Texas). He was also Special Assistant for Energy Policy to Krueger while the latter was serving as Ambassador-at-large and Coordinator of U.S.-Mexican Relations at the State Department. A graduate of Yale College and Georgetown University Law Center (cum laude), Mr. Slaughter resides in Washington, D.C.

Jerry Taylor: As a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, Jerry Taylor challenges the "market failure" critique of free markets as they pertain to energy policy and environmental protection. Under his direction, Cato has become an influential critic of federal and state environmental policy. Taylor is active on the lecture circuit and one of the most frequently cited experts in energy and environmental policy in the nation. He has served on numerous congressional advisory bodies and has testified more than a dozen times at hearings on Capitol Hill. Taylor is the author of numerous studies and journal essays on energy and environmental issues, and has contributed to several anthologies, including Market Liberalism: A New Paradigm for the 21st Century, The Cato Handbook for Congress, and China as a Global Economic Power: Market Reforms and the New Millennium, and Earth Report 2000: Revisiting the True State of the Planet. He is a frequent contributor to prominent newspapers and magazines, and has written for The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Additionally, Taylor is a regular commentator on Fox News Channel, CNBC, CNN, NPR, and the BBC.