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.

FIFA World Cup and Climate Change: Shocking Exits and Shocking Retentions

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This week the teams at the FIFA football (what you Americans call soccer) World Cup competition in Russia are in their knockout phase. As has happened repeatedly in the past decade, the teams that have survived surprise many fans. This year brought massive shocks, with Germany’s defending champions crashing out early. Traditional powerhouses Spain, Argentina, and […]

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Why Climate Doomsday Won’t Happen This Summer

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As we head into another summer, the clarion call for climate action from environmentalists is expected to grow louder. But are we really at the tipping point of a global climate catastrophe? Not all environmentalists are worried about the climate doomsday. In fact, even amongst the climate scientists, there is no clear consensus regarding the

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‘Evil’ GE Foods and ‘Eco-Friendly’ Organics

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This article was co-authored by Vijay Jayaraj. Across the globe, genetically engineered (GE) crops face opposition from environmental and organic food activists, who claim the crops harm the environment and endanger human health. How factual are their claims? The evidence strongly supports GE over organic crops. Not long ago, Vijay visited the Sprouts organic food

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Summer Rains and Record Crop Output: No Room for Climate Lies

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It’s raining. It’s been raining nonstop for five hours. Heavily. It’s done that for four straight days. Farmers all over southern India, where I live, are rejoicing. And the rainy season has not even begun! According to climate-change alarmists, none of this should be happening. They have predicted increasing drought for India from man-made global warming. They’ve also

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Endless Winter in the Era of Climate Crusade: A Wakeup Call

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On every Earth Day coming, attention around the world turns to environmental issues. None is more famous — or infamous — than climate change. The winter of 2017–2018 has stirred debate about global warming. Some say the long, cold winter should quell climate alarmism. Others use it as evidence for extreme manmade warming. Who’s right? An Inconvenient Winter

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Four Reasons Alarmists Are Wrong on Climate Change

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Earth Day this year focused officially on the need to reduce plastic litter, a worthy and achievable goal. Nonetheless, much Earth Day activity concentrated on the alleged need to save the planet from climate change. Climate-change alarmists have long called the current warming period “unprecedented” and “dangerous.” But is it? Ironically, this Earth Day fell

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When Rice is Worth Gold: Legalization of Golden Rice in the Fight against Poverty

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Golden Rice was declared safe for consumption by Canada recently. This has huge implications for the rest of the world, where Golden Rice can be vital resource in tackling vitamin A deficiency and malnutrition. Genetically modified (GM) crops are engineered to display traits that are otherwise absent or subdued in natural crops. For example, gene modification results

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