E. Calvin Beisner

Dr. Beisner is Founder and National Spokesman of The Cornwall Alliance; former Associate Professor of Historical Theology & Social Ethics, at Knox Theological Seminary, and of Interdisciplinary Studies, at Covenant College; and author of “Where Garden Meets Wilderness: Evangelical Entry into the Environmental Debate” and “Prospects for Growth: A Biblical View of Population, Resources, and the Future.”

A Special Letter from Cornwall Alliance President E. Calvin Beisner

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I.AM.SO.EXCITED! (So excited, in fact, that I just used a technique I’ve never used before and associate entirely with people 30 to 50 years younger than I am!) August 2025 is Cornwall Alliance’s 20th anniversary. For 20 years, Cornwall Alliance has championed Biblical truth about science, economics, and stewardship, mostly reaching Baby Boomers (born 1946–1964, […]

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CO2 Endangerment Finding on the Chopping Block—At Last!

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On December 7, 2009—“a day that will live in infamy”—the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued what is known as the “CO2 endangerment finding,” which has been the linchpin of practically all federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide. Over the past 15 years, the EPA, other federal agencies, and various states have issued

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Does CO2 Warm the Earth and Cause More Extreme Weather, or Not?

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The Version 6.1 global area-averaged temperature trend (January 1979 through January 2025)remains at +0.15 deg/ C/decade (+0.22 C/decade over land, +0.13 C/decade over oceans). Source: Dr. Roy Spencer So, does carbon dioxide warm the Earth, or doesn’t it? Are extreme weather events getting more frequent and severe, or aren’t they? Why is there so much

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‘Consumer Reports’ Jettisons Objectivity on Climate Change

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Consumer Reports. You probably have heard of it, as it has been around since 1936. Since then, it has offered valuable information to assess the safety and performance of many products and services, and has come to be widely trusted. So, you can understand why we were intrigued when it issued a blurb in one

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How to Drive a Silver Stake Through the Heart of the Paris Climate Accord

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President Trump should present the Paris Climate Accord to the Senate as a treaty—where it would crash and burn, never to suck the blood out of Americans again. Illustration by OpenAI/ChatGPT. Fragile, but off to a good start. That’s my assessment of President Donald J. Trump’s initial actions regarding environment, climate change, and energy. On

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On Permitting Reform, More Later Beats Less Sooner

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The Cornwall Alliance has joined 25 other free-market and conservative organizations in issuing an open letter urging United States Senators and Representatives to delay legislation on permitting reform until after the new Congress is seated in January. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which produced the letter, issued this press release December 13, 2024: The Competitive Enterprise

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The Folly of Electrifying America’s Military Forces

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Have you seen the viral video of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg calling for “vegan grenades,” “battery-powered fighter jets,” “biodegradable missiles”? It’s a deep-fake parody, a satire. But, sad to say, it’s not that far from reality in the minds of some U.S. military policymakers. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said in 2021, “We face all kinds of threats

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