Over the last 200 years, after the discovery of crude oil, the world's population has increased from 1 to 8 billion. Today, all the electricity generation options available, such as wind turbines, solar panels, nuclear power, hydropower, coal, and natural gas, depend on the products and components manufactured from crude oil to generate electricity.Image: Creative Commons via UnsplashLooking back, the history of the petroleum industry illustrated that crude oil was virtually useless unless … [Read more...]
Get Ready for Another Pointless United Nations Climate Conference
The United Nations Climate Conference begins November 30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 70,000 delegates are expected to attend from almost 200 nations. The COP28 event will emit large amounts of carbon dioxide but is unlikely to have any measurable effect on global temperatures. COP28 is the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, an annual event that has been going on since 1995. The Conference of the Parties is the decision-making body of the Framework Convention … [Read more...]
Need We Fear Another Ice Age? A Review of Following Jesus in a Warming World
The title of this review may be confusing considering that it is an assessment of the book Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap (IVP, Downers Grove, IL, February 2023). However, “Need We Fear Another Ice Age?” is the title of a Christian tract written by Walter Lang and Vic Lockman to comfort Christians and witness to others at a time in the 1970s when scientists and the public were expecting the return of a planetary freeze.I … [Read more...]
California Aims to Force Adoption of Electric Trucks, But 19 States Sue to Block
Earlier this year, California passed regulations that would turn the trucking industry upside down. New mandates for zero-emissions trucks would disrupt the industry, raise shipping costs, and put trucking companies out of business. A group including 19 states and several trucking organizations recently filed suit to block the California regulation.Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashCalifornia’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation goes into effect on January 1, 2024. The ACF requires that … [Read more...]
Train to Nowhere: The Oversight of the Minneapolis Light Rail Legislation
The following essay by Lucy Buttram won third place in our Summer 2023 Essay Writing Contest for high school and college students.Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashDoes our city council see us? For eight years, my neighbors and I have asked this question—and worried. We watch helplessly as our bike paths are replaced by concrete and electric poles. We see the mess of construction as rails are built through our parks and into our neighborhoods. We dread the rumble of the light rail that will … [Read more...]
Green Energy Advancement Act’s Effects & Implications
The following essay by Diego Vargas-Godoy won an honorable mention in our Summer 2023 Essay Writing Contest for high school and college students. Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashIn the complex realm of governance, legislation stands as a pivotal force that guides the trajectory of societies. At this juncture where policy decisions bear far-reaching consequences, the essay competition hosted by the Cornwall Alliance offers an opportunity to delve into the intricate interplay between local … [Read more...]
Nothing Good Comes from Biden’s EV Ploy, Only Bad Karma
The biggest economic push for electric vehicles (EVs) appears to be to move them out of dealer inventory lots despite government subsidy perks.EVs are now some of the slowest sellers on dealership lots. In September, it took retailers over two months to sell a plug-in, compared with around a month for gas-powered vehicles and only three weeks for a gas-electric hybrid.The slowdown is also problematic for taxpayers and car companies that are plowing billions of dollars into new battery … [Read more...]
The AI Revolution Is Bad News For Net-Zero
Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashArtificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm. New AI applications are announced daily. Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and many companies tout plans for artificial intelligence capabilities. But the AI revolution is bad news for global efforts to achieve net-zero emissions.The AI revolution is based on high-performance AI chips, which are capable of revolutionary levels of computer processing power and can sort through vast amounts of … [Read more...]
Assessing Local Legislation: Balancing Economy, Creation, and Community
The following essay won second place in our Summer 2023 Essay Writing Contest for high school and college students. The essay was submitted by highschool student Victoria Seegott.Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashThe Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation champions the belief that humanity is entrusted with the duty to care for the Earth and prioritize the well-being of its inhabitants. In this spirit, the essay contest offers a unique platform for high school juniors, seniors, … [Read more...]
Using the Cultural Mandate of Genesis 1:28 and the Ten Commandments as Basis for a Christian Ethic of Earth Stewardship
Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashIntroductionAs recently as the 2018 Gallup poll, climate change ranked near the bottom of Americans’ environmental concerns. But that has changed. A Google search on the question “What are the largest problems facing the 21st century?” on May 15, 2023, generated a substantial number of links, including to various lists, with environmental issues, including climate change, near the top. Climate change has become a hot-button issue. It moved out of the realm … [Read more...]
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