CFACT Students Attend International Conference on Climate Change
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This past month, February 26-29, top scientists, engineers, and public policy experts came together to hear and discuss the latest, accurate research in the field of climatology in Orlando at the Hilton Lake Bueno Vista Hotel and Conference Center. This conference, the 15thInternational Conference on Climate Change (ICCC), was organized by the Heartland Institute and co-sponsored by CFACT. Heartland Institute is a nearly 40-year-old think tank which focuses on free...
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Sam Houston State Takes in the Scenery
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CFACT at Sam Houston State University in the suburbs of Houston Texas organized a 10-mile nature hike with the Young Conservatives of Texas chapter at Sam Houston National Forest in Huntsville Texas. This 163,000 acre site was established in 1936 and is spread across three counties in southeast Texas. The forest is organized under the federal “multiple use concept” and consists of forests, pastureland and waterways. Additionally, this park is...
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I Love Fossil Fuels! at LSU!
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Students and faculty at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge found a new character in their presence; an eight foot tall inflatable dinosaur fossil espousing the virtues of fossil fuels. This latest stunt from CFACT certainly took many by surprise but was effective in spurring conversation. Louisiana, a state which has been drilling for oil for over 100 years, has 18 refineries in operation, and whose sector tens of thousands...
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CFACT “takes aim” at leftist climate policy at CPAC 2023
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From left, Greg Neff, CFACT president Craig Rucker, and Shakira Jackson pose at CFACT's table at CPAC 2023! This past week, from March 1-4, thousands of conservatives from around the nation converged at the Gaylord National Resort near Washington DC to take part in the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). This annual event, which was started in 1980 by the American Conservative Union, offers conservative and freedom-minded Americans the...
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Clemson student survey shows 70% support use of coal for electricity
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Above: Clemson University junior and CFACT volunteer Fish Belk poses with his clipboard as he participates in the survey project on campus. CFACT helped lead an effort at Clemson University in South Carolina to determine the opinion of the student body on the issue of coal power in electricity generation. CFACT activists surveyed 985 students and found that a whopping 70% (69.95% to be exact) of students surveyed support the...
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Free Speech at Ms State
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“Come write on the free speech ball, put anything you want with no restrictions,” shouted CFACT National Field Coordinator Greg Neff as he rolled a behemoth beachball through Mississippi State’s “Drill Field,” a main pedestrian corridor running through the SEC school’s campus by the Student Union. “Surprised students ask, “you mean I can really write anything I want.” “Yes,” he responded, “college is supposed to be about hearing and debating...
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University of Houston hosts Courtnie Bagley to debunk “Climate Hysteria”
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Representing CFACT at the University of Houston is Gadai Bulgac whose chapter recently hosted the Education Coordinator for Life:Powered, Courtnie Bagley. The Life:Powered program is a facet of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Coming from a long line of those in the field, Bagley's family has a heavy presence in the Texan energy sector. The speech, which was titled "Climate Hysteria", focused on the needless hysteria amped up by the...
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Collegians submit comments opposing BOEM’s inadequate right whale protection strategy
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Photo: CFACT Collegians Julia Heath of Liberty University in Virginia (top left), Johnny Uribe of Sam Houston State University in Texas (top right), and Luke Gratz of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania (bottom left), submit comments to BOEM on the right whale strategy plan. CFACT Collegians from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Washington, D.C., Texas, and Arizona submitted official comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) criticizing BOEM's North...
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Gabriella Hoffman talks Conservative Conservation at IUB
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Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT's conservation expert and host of CFACT's District of Conservation podcast, was recently welcomed as a speaker at Indiana University, Bloomington. The talk, which was given to the chapter headed by Kyle Reynolds, helped students understand the important political ramifications of conservation issues. Although the topic of environmental science is one that should be dominated by scientific objectivity it is still a must for people to discuss how...
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CFACT at SIUE takes a hike!
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Hugh Mandrell, CFACT collegian at the University of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and the rest of his chapter took a nature hike on their scenic forested campus that includes natural highlights such as the American Bellflower and Milkweed. The robust hike among the luscious wooded area was conducted with the attentiveness that is necessary when it comes to the important issues surrounding forest and wildlife conservation. Mandrell and his proud...
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U. of Minnesota students learn about CFACT’s mission
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Stephen Jones, CFACT's National Field Coordinator, made a stop at the University of Minnesota recently to help boost the morale of their chapter. The extensive and introductory talk, which took place at one of the meetings, further oriented them with the mission of CFACT and its founding. The talk was centered around the ideas of capitalism and how it can be used to help address environmental issues that the world...
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CFACT’s deer conservation effort at G.M.U.
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Recently, George Mason University collegian Sammy Yang helped spread awareness about deer conservation to students. Since it's important to care about animal populations, it's imperative to prevent the overpopulation of wildlife. A problem that needs to be curtailed is the overpopulation of deer which endangers them by increasing much more risky and frequent interaction with humans as well as the spread of disease. Most people, when initially broaching the issue,...
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Free speech wall reigns at University of Michigan – Dearborn
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Upon National Field Coordinator Stephen Jones's trip to the University of Michigan - Dearborn's campus, students welcomed the free speech wall with open thoughts. As it is known, free speech is rapidly going extinct on many college campuses around the world. Since capitalistic ideas about solving environmental issues are very much at odds with those of current mainstream educational thought, free speech is very important to get these ideas across....
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Minnesota CFACT students hike Minnehaha Creek and Falls
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To foster an appreciation for nature and sound stewardship the CFACT chapter at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities organized a hike of Minnehaha Creek and Falls. CFACT club members pose along the hike. According to the park website, Minnehaha Regional park is "One of Minneapolis' oldest and most popular parks" and "features a majestic 53-foot waterfall, limestone bluffs, and river overlooks, attracting more than 850,000 visitors annually." "Minnehaha Falls...
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CFACT ‘trick or treats’ LibertyCon in Miami!
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This previous weekend, CFACT sponsored Students For Liberty's LibertyCon student gathering to bring the message of free market environmentalism to a broader audience. The event, which took place in Miami, Florida, was attended by both domestic and international groups and students who are dedicated to preserving and advancing the cause and principles of liberty. During the visit, CFACT's mission was shared with freedom-loving students from around the world ranging from...
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