Joseph Guhlin Peter Dearden University of Otago theconversation.com The genetic mapping of almost the entire kakapo population has shed new light on specific traits that will help conservation biologists in their efforts to save the critically endangered flightless night parrots. It also provides a blueprint for conservation genomics of
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. A brief history
I hate paper straws. Can’t stand the bastards. They stick to your lips and taste like, well, paper. So it was with a certain sense of schadenfreude that I read this. Paper straws are touted as an eco-friendly alternative to their classic plastic counterpart, but according to new
As I wrote recently, contrary to the gloomy Malthusianism of the green left, we humans may effectively never run out of resources. There may not be a Planet B, but we probably won’t ever need one. The Earth provides and will continue to do so. This, of course, flies
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I’ve referred before on this Blog to my mail-bag and the constant inflow of unsolicited mail from strangers soliciting money, offering me “investment opportunities” and so on. It may be hard to believe but back in the 1980s I received at least 50 such
Restore Passenger Rail is slowly becoming the newest climate change cult that has taken over New Zealand. Started by James Cockle, who became famous for challenging James Shaw for co-leadership of the Green Party, the group has decided to fight for free public transport to reduce carbon emissions by
Craig Rucker Craig Rucker is a co-founder of CFACT and currently serves as its president. cfact.org The Green movement has a long history of rubbing people the wrong way. In some cases, it was perhaps for the public good, like starting campaigns to stop littering and save whales.
It’s the constant litany of the Cult of Gaia: “You can’t have infinite growth on a finite planet.” Ever since Limits to Growth and The Population Bomb, the green-left have been consumed by an almost fanatical Malthusianism. But is it all just so much bullshit? In a
The New Zealand Government has chosen not to fanfare the release of its working group report on managed retreat until after the election. The Ministry for the Environment requested the report and it is now available on the ministry’s website. […] in the final reckoning, it recommends communities be relocated
Kerri Duncan Kerri is an Adelaide-based freelance writer with a background in animal science and molecular biology. Always up for an investigative adventure, Kerri is addicted to exploring Earth’s wonders and finding as many waterfalls as possible. Her work in life sciences has deepened her appreciation of the
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. cfact.org According
Michael My name is Michael and my brand new book entitled End Times is now available on Amazon.com. In addition to my new book I have written six other books that are available on Amazon.com including 7 Year Apocalypse, Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America, The Beginning
The celebrity eco-crite is a grimly familiar phenomenon. You know the sort: the A-lister who bangs on about cutting emissions and reducing our ecological footprint — and uses their private jet to flit about their collections of mansions scattered around the globe. It’s not just celebrities, though. Scratch
A NSW gold mine was ordered to shut down after some kangaroos drowned in a tailings dam. Greens demanded a stop put to a coal mine because it might kill some finches. Green activists lost their minds when a fishing trawler killed a single dolphin. Yet, when dozens of endangered
Timothy Welch University of Auckland theconversation.com Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects of climate change. This includes the
Vijay Raj Jayaraj Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Associate at the CO2 Coalition, Arlington, VA and a contributor to CFACT. He holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, UK, and resides in India. cfact.org Here in Bengaluru, India, where I live, the
