Most discussions of global warming, or “climate change,” proceed on the assumption that warming is bad, and only bad—for people, for animals, and for plants. That assumption is mistaken.While global warming will almost certainly bring some harms to some locations, it will also almost certainly bring some benefits to other locations. Indeed, in some places it will almost certainly bring both harms and benefits.Understanding a very basic element of “greenhouse” warming theory will help us grasp … [Read more...]
Why Has Cornwall Alliance Paid So Much Attention to the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The Cornwall Alliance’s mission is “to magnify the glory of God in creation, the wisdom of His truth in environmental stewardship, the kindness of His mercy in lifting the needy out of poverty, and the wonders of His grace in the gospel of Jesus Christ” by educating “the public and policymakers about Biblical earth stewardship, economic development for the poor, and the gospel of Jesus Christ, with Christian worldview, theology, and ethics that come with it.”Because excessive fears of … [Read more...]
How Many Uninfected People Will the “War on the Coronavirus” Kill?
Following is the text of Cornwall Alliance’s first “From the Stacks” livestream program with Founder and National Spokesman E. Calvin Beisner on Facebook, April 7, 2020. We post it here because Internet technical problems made some parts inaudible to viewers. Today, let’s talk about the novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, and our governments’ responses to it. I’m going to argue that our governing authorities need to expand the sources from whom they seek advice about how to deal with this … [Read more...]
Chemical Dumping, Recycling, and Other Issues: My Response to an Email
I recently received this email, and as I think my response will be edifying to others, I share the email and my response below.EmailI glanced through the website, and I was just curious what you thought about the chemical dumping into rivers that caused one river already in US history to be on fire, or the dome of pollution that used to cover LA, the connections between fossil fuel use and lung disease or cancer for people who drive long distances with their window down? I don't have all the … [Read more...]
Is Geoengineering Biblical?
One of the most important verses in the Bible for our understanding of humanity’s role on the earth is Genesis 1:28: “And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’”Like most words in most languages, the Hebrew word there translated “earth,” ’erets, has a variety of meanings, depending on its context. … [Read more...]
Climate-change Opportunists Latch onto Coronavirus
While she didn't get it into the $2.2 trillion bill to stimulate the economy and help businesses survive the nearly nationwide shutdown during the Coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tried to insert tax credits for solar and wind and CO2 emissions standards for airlines as part of her effort to get America to fight global warming.And as Tilak Doshi reports in Forbes, she wasn't the only climate-change opportunist:Across the pond, European Commission President Ursula von … [Read more...]
So, We’ve Rejected Science, Have We?
Occasionally we get hate mail. Here’s a recent example. I know who sent it but will hide his name to protect him.I hope your alliance members have a moment of reckoning. Don’t feel entitled to a vaccine, a ventilator, or the electric power it runs on. Those are the products of the same science that you have rejected and accused of lying and conspiracies.You’ve condemned the best tools we have to fight the pandemic and have misled many in subjects of prime concern to our survival. You … [Read more...]
Good Motives, Bad Results
A nineteenth-century philologist (Richard Chevenix [a delightful name!] Trench, in his book Synonyms of the New Testament) called "Hell is paved with good intentions" the "queen of proverbs."That came to mind about halfway through R.R. Reno's "Say 'No' to Death's Dominion," in First Things.Reno begins by quoting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: "I want to be able to say to the people of New York—I did everything we could do. And if everything we do saves just one life, I’ll be happy. "Think hard … [Read more...]
Cooped Up at Home? You’re Invited!
Every year on March 25 the Cornwall Alliance hosts a Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor. This year, with the Coronavirus bringing suffering to millions all over the world, we really need to pray. Here are some broad, general ideas to guide you.First, begin with praise and thanksgiving to God forHis wisdom, power, and love displayed in all of creation;His faithfully preserving all of creation;His just judgments in creation for man’s sin;His plan to reconcile … [Read more...]
What Is ‘Prudent Prudence’ in Response to the Coronavirus?
This is a long article. I hope you’ll read it all anyway. If you’re staying home to help reduce the spread of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), you may have more time on your hands anyway!I’ve prayed and pondered long and hard what to say about the pandemic, wanting to encourage simultaneously both prudent care and fearless confidence.Unsurprisingly, many in the media and politics exaggerate the danger. Both have strong incentives to do so. The media incite fears to increase audience, which … [Read more...]
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