Vijay Jayaraj

Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Associate at the CO2 Coalition, Arlington, VA and writes frequently for the Cornwall Alliance. He holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, UK, and resides in India.

Why the U.S. Must Say No to Extreme Green Policies

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The green policies of radical environmentalists and climate alarmists have been plaguing the fastest growing economies and even the established economic powerhouses of Europe. The U.S. has largely evaded the oppressive policies of radical environmentalism, thanks to the pro-development government. However, lawmakers in Congress are becoming increasingly vocal about adopting radical green policies. Citizens should […]

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No Signs of Slowdown: Australia Approves Country’s Biggest Coal Project

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Even as the American media were busy covering the news about Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren’s endorsement of fossil fuel phaseout, other countries across the Pacific embraced fossil fuels in an unprecedented manner. In a big move, Australia’s Queensland province has given the green light to the Adani group’s billion-dollar Carmichael coal mine project. The

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Cooling Mayhem in May: Nature Continues to Dispel Myth of Inexorable Warming

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After a colder than usual 2018, climate alarmists predicted a hot 2019, bearing all the trademarks of extreme man-made global warming. But temperatures this year have been largely normal and, in some places, continue to be below average. Here’s a look at the first five months of the year, especially May, and what they mean

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Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Warming-Obsessed UK Independent Goes to the Dogs

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It is not uncommon for the mainstream media to use eye-catching news as bait to draw people believe in climate change. Not the climate change that’s happened throughout geologic history, mind you. No, the climate change that’s allegedly manmade and driving the world to catastrophe. Case in point: Three years ago, the UK Independent claimed

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Is Germany the First Developed Nation Headed Towards Energy Suicide?

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Ever since Germany’s announcement that it will go coal-free by 2022, one question keeps popping up in my head: Will mighty Germany be the first developed economy to commit energy suicide? Earlier this year, Germany announced that it will close all of its 84 coal-fired power plants by 2038. Ronald Pofalla, chairman of the government

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Will My Carbon Footprint Benefit or Harm the Environment?

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My cousin in California is excited about buying a Tesla. “It is environmentally friendly” he says. Maybe you agree. My friends in India, too, are excited about buying electric cars. They think doing so will help them prevent global warming. But the evidence suggests otherwise. Almost every environmental policy now makes reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions,

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The Pop Culture Transition from Population Growth to Global Warming

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For many of us Millennials, especially in densely populated developing countries like India and China, it was a no-brainer. Population growth was the world’s biggest problem. At least, so we learned in our schools. But as we grew into our 20s, the focus of the world turned more toward climate change. Was population growth really

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