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.”

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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Comparing the Costs: EVs vs. ICEVs—and Who Benefits?

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Electric vehicle (EV) advocates often claim EVs are only marginally more costly, or even cheaper, than internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). The claim accounts only for costs paid directly by EV owners. Adding costs paid by other taxpayers through government subsidies and tax credits tells a different story. Comparing the Costs Argonne National Laboratory (federally

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A Review of Hugh Ross’s Weathering Climate Change

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In September of 1920, shortly after Hugh Ross’s book Weathering Climate Change was published, a prominent Christian leader asked me what I thought of it. Not long after that, two other prominent Christian leaders asked me the same question. Here is how I responded: “I’ve read, over the past 15 years or so, over 50 complete books

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Why Not to Worry about Farming’s Contribution to Global Warming

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For decades the primary way environmentalists concerned about manmade global warming have advocated to slow it has been to reduce human emissions of the “greenhouse gas” carbon dioxide (mainly from burning coal, oil, and natural gas for energy). Lately they have focused increasingly on contributions from two other “greenhouse gases,” primarily from agriculture—methane (CH4) from

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Multi-Faith Australian Religious Leaders Demand ‘Climate Justice’ … to the Disservice of God, Human Flourishing and Science

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Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist leaders in Australia “say climate change is impacting the future of religion,” ABC Radio News, Australia, reports. It never quite becomes clear just how climate change would impact the future of religion, but one certainly gets the impression that one of the chief ways is by furthering religious syncretism — the watering

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Is New York Times Senior Writer David Leonhardt Lying, Lazy, or Just Stupid?

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Every morning the New York Times sends subscribers a newsletter called “The Morning.” September 12’s lead item, by David Leonhardt, discussed why he thinks the Electoral College may be getting less friendly to Republicans. Whether that’s so is an interesting question, but it’s not what most caught my eye. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash What most

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