James M. Taylor | |
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| President of The Heartland Institute | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Lasee |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College Syracuse University (JD) |
James M. Taylor is president of the Heartland Institute,a libertarian and conservative [1] nonprofit think tank founded in Illinois in 1984. [2] [3]
Taylor earned a bachelor's degree in government from,and studied atmospheric science while a student at,Dartmouth College. He earned a JD from Syracuse University. [4] [5]
Taylor has studied and communicated about climate and energy policy for more than 20 years, [6] was founding director of Heartland's Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy [7] and,from 2001 to 2014,was the managing editor of the Heartland Institute-published Environment &Climate News. [4] [5] He is the co-author of Climate at a Glance for Teachers and Students:Facts on 30 Prominent Climate Topics, [6] was author of a regular column for Forbes ,and has given analysis on environment and energy topics for numerous media organisations and conferences. [8] [4] [5]