The Musky smell of crony corporatism

So Elon Musk, gravely disappointed that President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the climate-irrelevant (full implementation throughout the century would reduce global temperature by only 0.17C) but outrageously expensive (full implementation would cost $70 to $140 trillion) Paris climate accord, has quit the President’s business advisory council. Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, […]

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FULL TEXT: Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord

For Immediate Release                 June 1, 2017 THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  I would like to begin by addressing the terrorist attack in Manila.  We’re closely monitoring the situation, and I will continue to give updates if anything happens during this period of time.  But it is really very sad as to

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Cornwall Alliance Celebrates Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

For Immediate Release  Burke, VA, June 1, 2017—President Donald Trump today announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. “Not only Americans but people all over the world should celebrate,” said Cornwall Alliance Founder and National Spokesman Dr. E. Calvin Beisner. President Trump’s decision took courage in the face of

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Caution—“Organic” Foods Ahead

The craze for “organic” foods grows apace in America, with otherwise rational people choosing to pay twice as much or more for foods labeled “organic” as for conventional foods. Does that make sense? Not much. Claims that “organic” foods are healthier than non-“organic” have a hard time finding any empirical justification. Claims that “organic” foods

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President Trump Should Keep His Promise and Pull Out of Paris Climate Agreement

President Donald Trump attends his first G7 Summit May 26–27. There he will face enormous pressure to break a promise to those who elected him. The promise? To get the United States out of the Paris climate treaty. The pressure? It will come from the head of pretty much every other G7 member. Canadian socialist

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The BEST Book We’ve Offered for Years—Yours, FREE, for the Month of May!

When I began reading Johnny Wei-Bing Lin’s The Nature of Environmental Stewardship: Understanding Creation Care Solutions to Environmental Problems nearly a year ago, I recognized two things about it almost immediately. First, it was eminently readable—clear, simple, warm, a lot like being involved in a conversation with a dear and longtime friend. Second, it was

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Senate Votes Down Attempt to Repeal BLM’s Methane Rule

Today the U.S. Senate voted against H.J. Res. 36, a resolution, “providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation.” Cornwall Alliance Founder and National Spokesman Dr. E. Calvin Beisner

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