Victor Gambarini, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this environmental crisis. We know some microbes
Gabriella Hoffman Gabriella Hoffman is a Media Strategist and Award-Winning Outdoor Writer. She hosts the “District of Conservation” podcast and CFACT’s original YouTube series “Conservation Nation.” Learn more about her work at www.gabriellahoffman.com. Despite pledging fealty to net-zero climate goals, California has many energy and environmental problems
Martin Brook Associate Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining
David Wojick David Wojick, Ph.D. is an inDr. David Wojick is an independent policy analyst and senior advisor to CFACT. As a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in logic and analytic philosophy of science, he brings a unique perspective to complex policy issues. cfact.org Who would have
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
Joanne Nova A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. She hosted a children’s TV series on Channel Nine, and has done over 200 radio interviews, many on the Australian ABC. She was formerly an associate
Craig Rucker Craig Rucker is a co-founder of CFACT and currently serves as its president. Widely heralded as a leader in the free market environmental, think tank community in Washington, D.C., Rucker is a frequent guest on radio talk shows, written extensively in numerous publications, and has appeared in
Joanne Nova A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. cfact.org Renewable billionaires would be crazy if they weren’t funding “Environmental Activists” Nick Cater points out one mysterious charity, the Sunrise Project Australia had a
Every driver knows that too many of those road cones set out on our highways aren’t actually connected to any active roadworks. This leaves drivers to decide if that 30kph sign and those cones represent a reason to slow down or not, so we all carry on as if
Owen Cumming Owen is a science communicator with a background in ecology and evolutionary biology. Owen enjoys surfing, hiking and convincing himself that his terrible woodworking has a “rustic” look. He firmly believes that quokkas’ smiles imply malicious intent. particle.scitech.org.au Tides are the natural rise and fall
Steve Goreham Steve Goreham is a speaker, author, and independent columnist on energy, sustainability, climate change, and public policy. More than 100,000 copies of his books are now in print, including his latest, Outside the Green Box: Rethinking Sustainable Development. cfact.org January of this year brought near-zero temperatures
History is littered with the unintended consequences of disastrous environmental policy. However well-meaning. As Michael Crichton outlines, in his novel State of Fear, “management” of Yosemite has lurched from one disaster to another. To protect elk, park managers shot wolves. Elk populations exploded, stripping trees needed by beavers for dam-building.
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 Eagles,
As we all know, environmentalists are absolutely dedicated to saving trees, and endangered species. Unless, of course, those trees and endangered species are standing in the way of environmentalists making a lot of money. Then, it’s get the chainsaws and D9s out, and let ‘er rip. Which is just
Some of you may remember the apparent minor miracle that happened in Spain, over a decade ago. No, I’m not talking about the apparition of the Virgin at Garabandal, or the occurences at El Cebrero in the 14th century. No, this was a far more mundane miracle: Solar panels
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Fluoridation of water, in an at best ill-advised attempt to improve dental health, not only condemns the population to significant health risks, but also represents yet another example of forced mass medication and the trampling of individuals’ fundamental right to informed
