Phil Doe has degrees in English literature.  He taught at Metro, DU and the honors program at Mines.  He headed up the office that regulated water subsidies for the Dept. Of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.  He appeared on 60 Minutes as a whistleblower against big ag’s attempts to thwart controls set by Congress on Ag water subsidies, he was also the agency’s Environmental Compliance Officer, among other posts.  He helped start and lead a grassroots organization opposed to the lavishly wasteful Animas-La Plata water project in southwest Colorado.  He has written op-ed pieces on water for both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.  He has also written articles for Counterpunch, a national populist magazine, and articles for Ed Quillen’s Colorado Central Magazine.  He is a registered citizen lobbyist at the State Capitol and has blogged on legislative issues before the legislature.   He has also testified before Congress and the state legislature, primarily on natural resource issues.

Weston Wilson is an environmental engineer retired from the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004, Wilson sought whistle-blower protection based on his report to Congress about EPA’s study of hydraulic fracturing. His findings questioned EPA’s conclusion that there was no evidence that hydraulic fracturing posed a threat to drinking water. “EPA produced a final report … that I believe is scientifically unsound and contrary to the purposes of the law,” Wilson wrote to lawmakers.