‘Trust Us, We’re Experts’ Has Returned To A World Of Faith-Based Science

By /

We are living in an era steeped in faith-based science. Deep trust in science, as defined by those perceived to be authoritative scientists in very complex scientific areas, has become blatant with the coronavirus crisis. To make sure we stayed healthy in addition to staying alive, we trusted what the scientific experts were telling us […]

‘Trust Us, We’re Experts’ Has Returned To A World Of Faith-Based Science Learn More »

War on Fossil Fuels Means US Oil Sales to China — Child, Slave Labor

By /

As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised to end fossil fuel use in America. Biden said, there’ll be “no more drilling,” “no more pipelines.” Within hours of taking office, President Biden ended construction on the Keystone XL pipeline and began imposing leasing and drilling moratoriums, slow-walking permits, pressuring banks not to fund oil companies, and

War on Fossil Fuels Means US Oil Sales to China — Child, Slave Labor Learn More »

Should an Environmental Regulator Teach Old Laws to Do New Tricks?

By /

Eight-and-a-half years ago, E&E News called Joseph Goffman a “law whisperer” because “His specialty is teaching an old law to do new tricks.” The epithet was well enough deserved that Harvard Law Today repeated it five years later. Now, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is considering Goffman’s nomination to become Assistant Administrator for

Should an Environmental Regulator Teach Old Laws to Do New Tricks? Learn More »

A Coalition Letter Opposing the Confirmation of Joseph Goffman as EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation

By /

Washington, DC26th July 2022 Dear Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: The undersigned organizations and individuals write to express and explain our opposition to the confirmation of Joseph Goffman as Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation in the Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Goffman served in

A Coalition Letter Opposing the Confirmation of Joseph Goffman as EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Learn More »

Media Yawns as Joe Sells Petroleum Reserves to Hunter’s Ex-China Partner

By /

According to President Joe Biden, we were told that the release of a million barrels of oil a day from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) from April onwards, “will help address supply disruptions caused by Putin’s further invasion of Ukraine and the Price Hike that Americans are facing at the pump.” With average petroleum

Media Yawns as Joe Sells Petroleum Reserves to Hunter’s Ex-China Partner Learn More »

Method In Our Science

By /

1 Thessalonians 5:21“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” Science has an elevated position in Western society. There are those who would try to put Christians down, by saying “You have faith, but I have science”. Science, in the abstract, is therefore assumed to be the ultimate truth, and the universal standard, against

Method In Our Science Learn More »

Sri Lanka: Canary in the Environmentalist Coal Mine

By /

Last year the Cornwall Alliance reported on our blog that Sri Lanka was headed for serious trouble. Now, sadly, our prediction is coming true. The Associated Press (AP) calls Sri Lanka “a country hurtling towards bankruptcy, with hardly any money to import gasoline, milk, cooking gas and toilet paper.” In late June its prime minister

Sri Lanka: Canary in the Environmentalist Coal Mine Learn More »