The scientific godfather of modern global warming alarmism, James Hansen, has called the Paris Climate Agreement “a fraud really, a fake ... It’s just worthless words.” What Dr. Hansen is referring to is that the agreement is so weak, that it amounts to all pain for no climate gain. So why shouldn’t the U.S. remain in the Agreement, and help make it stronger? Because the more effective it is, the more painful it will be. Right now, the Agreement is just feel-good rhetoric, giving the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Caution—“Organic” Foods Ahead
The craze for "organic" foods grows apace in America, with otherwise rational people choosing to pay twice as much or more for foods labeled "organic" as for conventional foods. Does that make sense? Not much. Claims that "organic" foods are healthier than non-"organic" have a hard time finding any empirical justification. Claims that "organic" foods are locally sourced and more environmentally friendly, too, fall short. Those interested in learning the problems with the "organic" … [Read more...]
President Trump Should Keep His Promise and Pull Out of Paris Climate Agreement
President Donald Trump attends his first G7 Summit May 26–27. There he will face enormous pressure to break a promise to those who elected him. The promise? To get the United States out of the Paris climate treaty. The pressure? It will come from the head of pretty much every other G7 member. Canadian socialist Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will lead. Others will follow. Even United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May … [Read more...]
The BEST Book We’ve Offered for Years—Yours, FREE, for the Month of May!
When I began reading Johnny Wei-Bing Lin’s The Nature of Environmental Stewardship: Understanding Creation Care Solutions to Environmental Problems nearly a year ago, I recognized two things about it almost immediately. First, it was eminently readable—clear, simple, warm, a lot like being involved in a conversation with a dear and longtime friend. Second, it was a work of extraordinary scholarship—characterized by not superficial but deep familiarity with the competing ideas of a wide variety … [Read more...]
Video: Beisner Speaks at Heartland’s ICCC12 Conference
E. Calvin Beisner, Founder and National Spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation and policy advisor to The Heartland Institute presents on "Environmental Economics at the 12th International Conference on Climate Change on March 23, 2017. … [Read more...]
Senate Votes Down Attempt to Repeal BLM’s Methane Rule
Today the U.S. Senate voted against H.J. Res. 36, a resolution, "providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation." Cornwall Alliance Founder and National Spokesman Dr. E. Calvin Beisner found the Senate's vote to be very disappointing. "The BLM has no authority to regulate for air quality, which is the EPA's … [Read more...]
Killing The Paris Agreement Is Not Enough
This is a great article from Tom Harris in the Daily Caller. We at the Cornwall Alliance strongly commend it to you, and hope you will read it and help spread the word that "killing the Paris Agreement is not enough"! If President Donald Trump merely pulls the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, it will be like cutting the head off a dandelion. It will look good for a while until equally bad agreements quickly grow back when a Democrat occupies the White House again. … [Read more...]
Joint Letter from 42 Groups on Paris Climate Treaty
May 8, 2017 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We, the undersigned, write in enthusiastic support of your campaign commitments to withdraw fully from the Paris Climate Treaty and to stop all taxpayer funding of UN global warming programs. We were heartened by the comments you made at your 100-day rally in Harrisburg and agree that the treaty is not in the interest of the … [Read more...]
Peoples Climate Movement—Not Science, Just Thuggery
This isn't science. This isn't even rational discourse. This is thuggery---typical of communist movements from the French Revolution through the socialist revolutions of the 1840s and the Russian and Chinese revolutions. Not sure? Read the press release from the "Peoples Climate Movement" for yourself: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 8, 2017 Contact: Harrison Beck: Harrison.Beck@peoplesclimate.org or (617) 694-5128 Paul Getsos Paul@PeoplesClimate.org or (646) 732-0041 Protester’s … [Read more...]
Christianity in the Land of Hinduism and Buddhism
According to census data from 2011, there are 27 million Christians in India, which constitutes 2.3 percent of the 1.3 billion population. But what is life like for these Christians? With me today is Vijay Jayaraj, the Research Associate for Developing Countries for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation to tell us more about Christianity in India. … [Read more...]