SDSU Students Question if Offshore Wind is Really Green
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WATCH NOW: California Collegians SHATTER "Clean Energy" Misconceptions at San Diego State University What if a "green" energy project comes with environmental costs of its own? That was the question CFACT students Caleb Rothstein and Jack Krepps posed to their peers at San Diego State University during a recent round of street interviews focused on offshore wind energy. As students weighed the issue, Caleb and Jack raised concerns on the...
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UT Austin: An Expert’s Case for Nuclear
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When CFACT Collegians Thien Nguyen and Tiffany Lomax set out to host energy expert Sterling Burnett on University of Texas Austin’s campus, they knew they were bringing students a perspective they rarely encounter in the classroom. The day began over lunch at a local Asian restaurant, where the CFACT Collegians sat down with Burnett and discussed the unique challenge of how to engage young people on complex energy issues. The...
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WATCH: Arizona Students Reconsider Nuclear After Seeing Data
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WATCH NOW: CFACT Student Quizzes AZ Students on Nuclear Energy College students hear constant calls for clean energy via solar panels and wind turbines, but far fewer have ever been challenged to consider where nuclear energy fits into the conversation. At the University of Arizona, CFACT Collegian Elliott Taylor set out to test students' assumptions with a simple question and a surprising piece of data. Elliott began by asking students...
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Home Tweet Home: Birdhouses Build Awareness
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CFACT Collegians across the country spent the spring semester combining creativity with conservation through a series of birdhouse-painting events designed to raise awareness about challenges facing bird populations. As environmental activists push for rapid energy expansion in the name of sustainability, CFACT Collegians took a closer look at a question that is often overlooked: what happens to wildlife when green energy comes at a cost? Students at Troy University, the...
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Idaho Collegian Weighs in on EPA Rulemaking Affecting Rural America
by Emma Arns|04 June 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering new regulatory actions aimed at addressing contaminants such as microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and other emerging pollutants that may find their way into America’s waterways. While protecting water quality is a critical objective, questions remain about how far federal regulators should go, what scientific evidence should drive these pivotal decisions, and how new requirements could affect rural communities that depend on affordable access to water...
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Clemson and Lipscomb Students Expose Green Energy
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CFACT Collegians Anna-Ramsey Watson of Clemson University and Taylor Elliott of Lipscomb University recently brought CFACT’s “Green Energy Kills” message to their fellow students with a creative twist: “Pin the Tail on the Energy Donkey.” The game challenged students to match the negative consequences of so-called “clean energy” with the energy sources responsible for them. Students were given slips of paper listing harmful effects connected to wind and solar power,...
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SUNY Students Discover Capitalism = Conservation
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At a college dedicated to environmental science and forestry in a very liberal state, CFACT Collegian Tatiana Romero brought a message students rarely hear in class: only capitalism can save the environment, not the government. On April 14, Tatiana hosted a “Free Market Conservation” tabling event at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, engaging students with examples of practical environmental solutions that come from...
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CFACT Collegians Fuel Federal Energy Debate
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CFACT Collegians are once again stepping into the federal rulemaking process, urging agencies to choose practical, science-based regulations over red tape that punishes American energy production. Taylor Elliott of Lipscomb University in Tennessee, Thien Nguyen of the University of Texas at Austin, and Zach Lochard of Southern Illinois University Carbondale each weighed in on a different federal proposal. Taken together, their comments make a clear case for CFACT’s approach: protect...
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GA, MA, & MI Collegians Champion Fusion as the Future
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From Georgia to Michigan, CFACT collegians are urging federal regulators not to smother America’s next great energy breakthrough in red tape. As the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission considers its regulatory framework for fusion energy systems, three CFACT students submitted public comments calling for a clear, streamlined approach that recognizes fusion’s unique safety profile and enormous potential for American energy dominance. Bryce McConnell of Kennesaw State University, Tal Prottas of...
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The Hills Are Alive With CFACT
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This spring, students in California and Illinois led nature-focused hikes that brought CFACT’s message directly onto the trail. At San Diego State University, CFACT collegians Caleb Rothstein and Jack Krepps led a group hike at Cowles Mountain in Mission Trails Regional Park, providing scenic views of the Pacific Ocean, the perfect visual for attending students as they learned from Caleb and Jack how offshore wind is detrimental to endangered whale...
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Tennessee Collegians Reel in Conservation
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CFACT Collegians Sophie Fuller and Markus Fee of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga recently took students off campus and out onto Chickamauga Lake for an afternoon of fishing, fellowship, and hands-on conservation. The fishing trip brought together 10 attendees on April 28, including UTC students and several community members, for three hours on the water in Chattanooga. With rods in hand and CFACT’s conservation message at the center of...
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Nuclear Wins the California Energy Face-Off
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CFACT Collegian Kaeli McIntyre brought a new kind of energy debate to Clovis Community College this semester, giving students a side-by-side look at nuclear, solar, and wind power. On February 26, Kaeli set up her “Clean Energy Face-Off” board on campus with several friends who helped draw students toward the display. The handmade board compared nuclear, solar, and wind across several key categories: whether each source is carbon emissions-free, works...
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NC Collegian Op-Ed Champions Private Conservation
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CFACT collegians are always looking for opportunities to amplify their voices and disseminate the organization’s core policy perspectives. Following in the steps of many collegians before him, University of North Carolina Greensboro student Kevin Six recently penned an excellent article making the case for private conservation efforts that was picked up and published by the Montgomery Independent. You can read his op-ed in its entirety below: “The Case for Private...
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IL Lawmakers Get CFACT-Checked
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CFACT students took the fight for energy sanity straight to the Illinois State Capitol. On May 1, National Director Nate Myers met CFACT collegian Zach Lochard in Springfield, Illinois, along with two newly recruited students: Matt Saner of Illinois State University and Conner McEleney of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Together, the group spent several hours conducting a “hill-drop,” personally delivering CFACT literature to every available Illinois state lawmaker's office....
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Tree-mendous Environmental Stewardship at UF
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While many students spent finals week buried in textbooks, CFACT Collegian Lena Zizza and a group of University of Florida students headed outdoors to leave something lasting behind: a native tree planted near Lake Alice. On April 23, Lena hosted a tree planting ceremony at the University of Florida, bringing together seven students from various campus organizations to plant a Green Ash tree, a species native to Florida. The event...
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