Did Hollywood just figure out the solution to our world’s problems? A week or two ago, I went to see Disney’s latest self-described “epic” sci-fi film, Tomorrowland. To be completely transparent, I didn’t go because I was hooked by the trailer—I wasn’t. Rather, I went because it promised to be an intriguing movie about ideas, worldviews and solving humanity’s problems—and it sure was! Without focusing too much on criticizing the story, plot, and characters of the film (and giving away … [Read more...]
Remembering an Agricultural Hero Amid Local Food Shortages
This article was originally published on Townhall.com. World Grain just reported that the east African countries of Kenya and Uganda are currently facing severe localized food insecurity. Food “is restricted to specific areas due to various factors including an influx of refugees, a concentration of internally displaced persons, or a combination of crop failure and acute poverty. The situation in Kenya, which has about 1.5 million people mainly in north-eastern pastoral areas staring at severe … [Read more...]
Environmentalists Use Millennials to Further Divestment Agenda
Environmental activists are at it again—using well-meaning college students to further their political agenda. Activists tried to turn February 13th and 14th into “Global Divestment Day.” Petitions circulated and pledges were taken by students and faculty at dozens of colleges across America (and the globe) to try to convince their respective schools to “rid their portfolios of investments in coal, oil, and natural gas interests.” But the divestment movement, which began a few years ago, is … [Read more...]
Climate Change and Evangelicals: Thou Shalt Not Fear Fossil Fuels
The fossil fuel industry should be dismantled because it is as bad as human slavery." That's exactly what Kathleen Henry, president of a non-profit environmental law firm argued in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She went on: Continuing to use fossil fuels will, in fact, lead to economic collapse from the consequences of climate change. But people continue to listen to the harmful rhetoric of the fossil fuel industry... ...They must rise above this and actively support the dismantling of the … [Read more...]
Interstellar: Why the Climate Controversy?
"Right Wing Attacks Media Climate for Saying Interstellar is About Climate Change" "Interstellar and the Climate-Culture War" "Interstellar's' Rejection of Climate Change Hysteria" These are a just a few of the headlines circulating the Internet about Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster movie, Interstellar. But for a film having zero to say directly about global warming, it seems odd indeed that there's so much climate change controversy. So what's all the hubbub? For those who haven't … [Read more...]
