Respected physicist Roger W. Cohen passed away in September after a battle with a brain tumor. Three of Dr. Cohen’s good friends, and fellow scientists, Martin P. Fricke, Laurance I. Gould, and William Happer wrote an obituary for Dr. Cohen in Physics Today detailing some of Dr. Cohen’s very impressive accomplishments. You can click here […]
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For years we at the Cornwall Alliance have been saying that the disagreement between model predictions (or projections or simulations, call them what you will) of global temperatures and real-world observations means the models are invalidated and therefore provide no rational basis for predictions of future temperature and therefore no rational basis for policies meant
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People who, like us, have been concerned that much of the science behind new regulations issued by the federal EPA under the Obama Administration lacked adequate transparency and accountability will be pleased by this press release just out from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee: Washington—U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House
Oh, my! Few things can better communicate the enormous benefits of the boom in U.S. shale oil and gas production from fracking than this. The boom not only drives costs for American energy consumers to record lows, but also drives down revenues for OPEC, the leading source of financial support to the world’s biggest and most
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It’s hard to imagine a more thoroughly ignorant statement than this: “The discipline of science is one where the facts, once they are peer-reviewed and published in scientific journals, are fixed. They’re not open to interpretation, or at least not much.” That’s the opinion of Jeffrey Kluger and Justin Worland, writing in “How a war on
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In this 17 episode series, Cornwall Alliance Director of Communications Megan Toombs sits down with Vijay Jayaraj, Cornwall Research Associate for Developing Countries, to learn more about: economic development for the poor in India the history of USAID-sponsored population control the dangers faced by impoverished people—especially woman and children the incredible work missionaries and other
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Nearly thirty years ago I published my first book on Christian economics, Prosperity and Poverty: The Compassionate Use of Resources in a World of Scarcity. The last three chapters dealt with the nature and causes of poverty and how churches and individuals can help the poor. I said some fairly controversial things then about how
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James Baker, chief of staff to Ronald Reagan and secretary of state under George H.W. Bush, and George Schultz, secretary of state under Reagan, have endorsed a “carbon” tax plan that is just plain wrong from the git-go. Stephen Moore explains why in “The Carbon-Tax Scam,” but here’s the gist: Even if it succeeded in
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Help us find the best title for our new video documentary on climate and energy policy, and you’ll receive a coupon for a 10% discount on any item from our store AND have a chance to receive a FREE copy of the DVD as our thanks! We’re nearly finished producing our next video, which explains the
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As an evangelical Christian, I believe we should be good stewards of God’s planet. We should strive to reduce pollution to protect human health and the natural environment. We should explore new alternative energy sources, always seeking to maximize benefits and minimize harms. We should prioritize providing electricity for the 1.2 billion people who don’t
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