This book review was originally posted at Minding the Campus, a project of the National Association of Scholars. The title I had proposed was: “The Hobbits Go to War,” but their recommendation is better. Today also represents the very rare (unprecedented?) multiple-THB posts in one day. Sorry for flooding your in-box — but it is good […]
The Scientists Who Declared War on Half of America Learn More »
In the summer of 2006, just a year after the Cornwall Alliance began (initially under the name of Interfaith Stewardship Alliance), I joined a variety of scientists, economists, and other scholars in publishing A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor: An Evangelical Response to Global Warming. That prompted many talk show hosts to interview me on
Farewell to a Dear Friend and Mentor Learn More »
In comparison with traditional electric power generating sources, such as coal, natural gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric, solar power has a tremendous land footprint per amount of electricity generated. In general, as discussed in “Energy at a Glance: Solar Power” and “Affordable, Reliable, and Clean: An Objective Scorecard to Assess Competing Energy Sources,” research shows solar power
Reliable Solar Has Larger Land Footprint Than Previously Thought Learn More »
“Where’s the beef?” If you are old like me, you will remember the famous 1984 advertising slogan by the fast-food chain, Wendy’s. Actress Clara Peller uttered those famous words to criticize competitors for having small hamburger patties. The phrase now has become a cultural phenomenon used to question the substance or content of products, ideas,
What’s Up with Beef? Learn More »
Executive Summary Glyphosate is among the most consequential agricultural technologies introduced in the past halfcentury. Its widespread adoption has reshaped weed management, reduced tillage, stabilized yields, and lowered production costs across much of global agriculture. At the same time, glyphosate has become a focal point of public controversy, driven by hazardbased classifications, litigation, and advocacy campaigns that often
Last year, the New York Times ran “50 States, 50 Fixes,” a sprawling series of articles purporting to offer solutions to environmental, especially climate, challenges across America. Writing for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, I’m challenging that series, one by one, demonstrating that many of the supposed environmental fixes cause their own environmental problems.
New York Times Gives Wind Turbines a Free Pass to Slaughter Birds Learn More »
After 2030, the number of people in extreme poverty is expected to start rising again, driven largely by Africa. While the rest of the world marches toward prosperity, Africa is being forced into a trajectory of destitution. The data is an indictment of the modern “green” agenda. Anatomy of Despair Extreme poverty is not an abstraction in Africa. SubSaharan
‘Green’ Ideology a Force for African Oppression Learn More »
Winter Storm Fern (January 23-27) dumped heavy snow and ice on more than 240,000,000 Americans across 40 states and 2,300 miles, beginning in Arizona and wrapping up in Maine. Scores died, including 20 in New York City, where Mayor Mamdani refused to close homeless camps or compel “unhoused residents” to move indoors, instead letting them rely on the “warmth of collectivism.” Roads and highways were impassable, 11 states declared emergencies, 30 airports closed for a day or more, and many cities recorded 10-24 inches of
Can The US Grid Handle The Next Winter Storm Fern – or Major Solar Flares? Learn More »
On a crisp, sun-drenched afternoon in the spring of 2023, I found myself walking down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., in front of the William Jefferson Clinton Building, headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Standing in its shadow, I wondered when, or if, sanity would ever return to the building. My mind drifted to the regulatory malfeasance that gave this agency power to treat carbon dioxide (CO2) as a
EPA’s CO2 Reversal Is Welcome Opening for Developing World Learn More »
A friend and former colleague of mine, the late Jay Lehr, Ph.D., longtime science director at The Heartland Institute, used to say with regard to environmental lawsuits, “If the law is on your side, pound the law; if the facts are on your side, pound the facts; if neither are on your side, pound the
Congress, States Probe Attempts to Mislead Judges on Climate Change Learn More »
