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UMD Students Hand out Free Coffee and educate their peers on the perks of free trade!

Free (Trade) Coffee!

[ 0 ] February 25, 2011

On February 24, 2011, CFACT at UMD held a ‘Free-Trade Coffee’ day. They ordered $90 worth of coffee from Caribou and specified that they did not want fair-trade coffee.  The coffee was then brought to campus where they set up their table in the Kirby Student Center.  Students taped a fact sheet containing information about [...]

The Cost of Energy Poverty

The Cost of Energy Poverty

[ 0 ] December 4, 2010

Sitting, listening to the ocean in Cancun, Mexico, one realizes how truly fortunate we are. As students, we are here, representing CFACT at the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference. It is a bit ironic then, that we are writing this in the sun, by the pool, at a Hotel, with the purpose of bringing [...]

Clean and Fair Elections

Clean and Fair Elections

[ 0 ] November 1, 2010

This election has been called the most critical, the most important election of all time. America is at a crossroads, our economy is in tatters and jobs are nowhere to be found. But the hidden issue this election season is clean and fair elections.  Neither party is completely innocent, and certainly “non-partisan” groups like MoveOn.org [...]

Calling all student film makers!

Calling all student film makers!

[ 0 ] October 14, 2010

CFACT is teaming up with the Leadership Institute to bring you our “Phony Science, Real Consequences” video contest. Your mission is to create a video that will shed some light on the consequences of global warming policies. It can be funny, serious, dramatic, happy, sad, etc. What you choose to do with your 60 seconds [...]

Mobilizing CFACT Across New York: Albany, Schenectady, Syracuse!

Mobilizing CFACT Across New York: Albany, Schenectady, Syracuse!

[ 0 ] October 8, 2010

During the month of September I embarked on a 24 day east coast tour to mobilize our CFACT campus representatives and group members for the new year. On the first leg of the tour I visited CFACT groups in Boston. On the second leg I visited schools in New York, including SUNY Albany, Union College [...]

CFACT- U Mass Amherst is born

CFACT- U Mass Amherst is born

[ 0 ] September 21, 2010

My tour of the east coast continued with a stop at UMass Amherst located in Western, Massachusetts. The UMass intellectual climate is currently monopolized by far-left organizations such as the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the International Socialist Organization and the Radical Student Union. CFACT is looking to establish a new chapter there to help [...]

New England protests the Blue Green Alliance

New England protests the Blue Green Alliance

[ 0 ] September 3, 2010

CFACT protests the Blue Green Alliance in New England, calling for real jobs. On Tuesday, August 31st the so-called Blue-Green Alliance’s ‘The Job’s NotDone Tour’ made a pit stop in Portland, Maine. They came all the way from San Diego,California. They came to promote what they euphemistically refer to as ‘Green Jobs.’They claim that these [...]

CFACT protests phoney green jobs

CFACT protests phoney green jobs

[ 0 ] August 31, 2010

CFACT showed up to protest the BlueGreen Alliance’s Minneapolis press conference this past Thursday. The nationwide bus tour by the BlueGreen Alliance ‘ a combination of radical environmental and union pressure groups ‘ is calling on the government to provide more stimulus money for green jobs and the passing of cap and trade legislation. CFACT [...]

CFACT Counters Bussed in Hypocrisy With Local Minnesotan’s Good Sense

CFACT Counters Bussed in Hypocrisy With Local Minnesotan’s Good Sense

[ 0 ] August 25, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2010 Contact: Bill Gilles info@cfactcampus.org Blue-Green Bus Tour Shills for the Tax-Grabbing, Job-Killing Left: CFACT Counters Bussed in Hypocrisy With Local Minnesotan’s Good Sense (Minneapolis, MN) Minnesotans do not want the job and economy killing climate and energy bills that will profit a few, while doing nothing for our environment [...]

CFACT protests GE CEO Jeff Immelt

CFACT protests GE CEO Jeff Immelt

[ 0 ] May 26, 2010

Despite the horrendous congestion and parking, CFACTers came out to Boston College early this morning to show their disapproval of Jeff Immelt and the policies he promotes. Immelt was selected to be the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremonies, and CFACT wanted to help educate all in attendance about Immelt and why they should NOT [...]