BIG team growing in number and geographic diversity

The BIG Media team keeps getting bigger, and the content keeps getting better.

No sensationalism. No expert testimony. No picking sides.

Just a bunch of intelligent, high-integrity people (and me) doing great research on the most important issues, and presenting their findings with logical interpretation and full transparency.

This is the way news journalism is supposed to be done.

Be part of the change at BIG Media.

A quick summary of the BIG faces (left to right, row by row):

Laurie Weston – renowned data scientist, founder of international geophysics firm Sound QI Solutions, co-founder of BIG Media Ltd.

Brad Hayes – doctor of geology, entrepreneur, adjunct professor who leads a popular “21st Century Energy Transition” course through the University of Alberta.

Lee Hunt – celebrated geoscientist, novelist, and philosopher.

Kevin Burron, P. Eng. – structural engineer who was recruited to be partner at the world’s largest law firm before launching Burron Law.

David Vickers – Statistician/epidemiologist who earned a PhD in theoretical epidemiology and complex systems.

Brian Russell – legendary geoscientist and mathematician who co-founded HampsonRussell Software.

Colleen Stewart – hilarious humour writer, keynote speaker, and founder of Perfect Pitch Consulting.

Ernest Granson – versatile journalist, senior editor at Business Edge News Magazine, production editor at BIG Media.

Muriel Protzer – infographic wiz, economics major, data-driven wordsmith, self-described policy wonk.

Chris DeArmitt – PhD, FRSC, FIMMM – internationally recognized scientist, author, and thought leader in materials science.

Edward Ostrowski – experienced energy leader with diverse engineering background and expertise in technical evaluations and business development.

Rob Driscoll – super humble and sarcastic writer who occasionally writes of himself in third person, and who recruited the amazing people featured herein.

George Mutero – storyteller, television producer, presenter out of Nairobi, Kenya.

Grant Wilde – mechanical engineer, former CEO of Spartan Controls, executive chair of Blue Marvel AI.

Joseph Fournier – doctor of physical chemistry, former energy executive, rancher.

Constantine Lycos, CFA – graduate of the University of Oxford (applied mathematics), CEO of Lycos Asset Management.

Richard LeBlanc – professor, entrepreneur, strategic leader, writer.

Stephen Heins – former energy executive, prolific writer who studied American literature and poetry at Columbia University.

Dr. Kaase Gbakon, PhD – senior economist and energy strategist with global experience in petroleum economics and policy analysis.

Sam Clarke, MA – graduate of Sheffield Hallam University in England, where he studied international relations and global crisis, and modern history.

Yogi Schulz – senior consultant in information technology and project management.

Kirsten Campbell – business founder, communications strategist, and product editor for an engineering trade journal.

Troels C Bloch – production planner and master data controller specializing in new product development and production management.

Mark Jennings-Bates – pioneer in next-generation AI frameworks, champion rally driver, Guinness World Record holder for longest paramotor expedition.