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Antidote for “Apocalyptic Environmentalists”: “Environmental Colonialism”
Shellenberger fully covers the tedious renewable energy reliability trap. The wind doesn’t always blow, the sun doesn’t always shine, we’re laughably far away from the battery potential needed to store…
by Ken Braun on January 29, 2021

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Antidote for “Apocalyptic Environmentalists”: Nuking a Reasonable Compromise
Shellenberger notes that “a single Coke can of uranium can provide enough energy for an entire high-energy life.” The book’s advocacy of nuclear energy is arguably its most important and…
by Ken Braun on January 29, 2021

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The Biden-Harris Transition: Labor, Justice, Education, and EPA
Following the 2020 election, President-elect Joe Biden has been releasing the names of those he intends to nominate to senior executive branch posts, as well as those who are serving…
by Robert Stilson on January 11, 2021

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Green Serfdom
Green activism and its dirty laundry were on display in many ways in 2020. Here are a few: Guest researcher Ned Mamula documents the stealth efforts to lock up America’s…
by CRC Staff on December 29, 2020

Commentary, Green Watch
Left-Wing Activist Sets Himself Up to Profit from His Own Climate Plan
Bracken Hendricks is cofounder and senior adviser to Evergreen Action, an activist group pushing for sweeping policy change to combat global warming. As CEO of Urban Ingenuity, consulting firm that…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 22, 2020

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“Creation Care”: Origins and Definition
If you can’t beat ’em, deceive ’em. For years the environmental Left has tried to infiltrate conservative churches, spreading a “gospel” of global warming, junk science, and radical anti-human ideology…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 7, 2020

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“Creation Care”: Return of Christian Socialism?
Evangelical Environmental Network launched with an Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation, a manifesto for the creation care movement signed by a few hundred pastors nationwide. According to the…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 7, 2020

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“Creation Care”: The First Crusade
The first creation care crusade had one major objective: rebrand global warming—widely perceived as a liberal issue—as “moderate.” If the campaign succeeded, creation care would create a huge, bipartisan coalition…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 7, 2020

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“Creation Care”: Redefining Pro-Life
In 2010, the EEN and National Association of Evangelicals held the first National Day of Prayer for Creation Care to focus on the “impacts of mercury on the unborn .
by Hayden Ludwig on December 7, 2020

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“Creation Care”: The Second Crusade
Creation care has been locked in a kind of stasis for most of the past decade, but there are reasons to believe activists haven’t given up. In fact, they’ve launched…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 7, 2020