Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo recently made headlines with its record-breaking order of Airbus passenger jets. The deal, worth an estimated $50 billion, is the largest single order in Airbus history.While the order for 500 of the A320neo aircraft is a major coup for Airbus, it is being termed a “setback” for climate action. It is worth noting that Air India, another large carrier, recently placed orders totaling $70 billion in retail value for 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, including 70 … [Read more...]
Why GMO Food Crops Are a Blessing From God
Some Christians argue that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are unsafe because they are unnatural. I'd like to challenge that thinking. I think every Christian should welcome genetically modified (GM) crops as God's gift to the world – especially to the poor.Here are some reasons to welcome GM crops in our quest to end hunger and poverty.Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashThe godly beginnings of plant geneticsHumans, using our God-inspired ingenuity, have been modifying wild crops into … [Read more...]
“Green” Energy Threatens South Korea’s Economy
Ranked 12th in per capita energy consumption in 2021, South Korea uses more than three times the global average. The country's industrial sector accounts for 40 percent of total energy consumption. Particularly energy-intensive are large industrial cities such as Ulsan and Gwangyang, home to what claims to be the world’s largest steel manufacturing plant. Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashHowever, the country’s booming economy is now bracing to meet the impact of recently announced … [Read more...]
Media Ignore Delhi’s Coldest May Since 1901
On May 4, India’s capital of New Delhi recorded the third coldest May morning since 1901. At 16 degree Celsius (60 Fahrenheit), the region’s 32 million residents woke up to a relatively cold morning in what is usually the hottest month of the year.Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashSo why is there a record low temperature when the dominant mainstream narrative tells us climate change has warmed our environment? Is this just an aberration?While Western media obsessed over the warm weather in … [Read more...]
Merchants of Misinformation: The Church’s Challenge in An Age of Climate Falsehood
For centuries, the church has influenced our world in a positive way. Christians have been at the forefront of scientific discoveries and are well-known for their charities worldwide. In fact, the very hospital that I access in India was built by faithful Christians from a faraway land and my wife was educated at a school built by Christians. Not surprisingly, and as it often happens in history, the church is now in the midst of culture-driven confusion. A confusion about meaning, … [Read more...]
Nearly a Billion Indians Use Coal to Cope with Heat Waves.
India’s unconstrained use of coal for electricity generation is helping 1.4 billion people adapt to intense heat waves that registered 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on thermometers. However, I’ve not seen a single story from the mainstream media highlighting why coal is essential to the comfort – and even survival – of people in my country.Instead, reporters bemoan how India’s use of “dirty” coal in the midst of oppressive heat frustrates the country’s “decarbonization.” It cannot be … [Read more...]
Nuclear Energy is a Game Changer, But Not For Climate Reasons!
Nuclear energy offers humanity the safest, most efficient approach to harnessing natural resources for its use. As the densest energy source available, nuclear fuel requires the least amount of material and land for electricity production.This is a sufficient reason to support the technology. Yet, some promote it as a means to address a manufactured climate emergency – worse yet, as a mere stop-gap in a transition to weather-dependent wind turbines and solar panels.Presenting nuclear energy as a … [Read more...]
The Pathway to End Poverty and the Christian’s Role
Christian love compels every follower of Jesus to help the poor and needy. Jesus, in Matthew 25:40, referring to help extended by the righteous people to the needy in the world, says, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”Half of the global population (4 billion) lives on less than $6.85 USD per person per day (less than $210 USD per month). Among them, around 650 million live on $2.15 USD or less per day (or less than $64 USD … [Read more...]
The Left’s Climate Imperialism
Last October, the U.S. climate envoy John Kerry suggested that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should abandon some oil blocks that it had put up for auction. However, for the people of the DRC—some of the poorest in the world—this could mean more years of pollution and ill health from dirty cooking fuels such as charcoal. Welcome to 21st-century climate imperialism in Africa.Climate ImperialismImage: Creative Commons under UnsplashA prominent form of modern slavery is climate imperialism, … [Read more...]
Industry-Intensive Vietnam to Increase Fossil Fuel Consumption
Vietnam of the 21st century is completely different from the war-ravaged country of the last century. An industrial hub, Vietnam now is a major exporter of finished goods and has cities that are thriving with economic activities.The major reason for the economic transformation is the country’s energy sector. However, this is now threatened by international climate policies that seek to transition the country’s affordable and dependable power sector into an unstable and expensive one.At a … [Read more...]
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