Iguana Be Kidding Me: Miami Collegian Hosts Invasive Species Hunt
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Under the bright South Florida sun, CFACT collegian Joshua Espinoza from Florida International University (FIU) and a team of determined students traded the classroom for the canal bank—taking conservation into their own hands in a way few campus events ever do. Gathering around 10 a.m. near a small boat ramp feeding into Snapper Creek, Espinoza led a group of seven participants—five from FIU and two who traveled in from Martin...
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Birdhouses, Not Blades: Chicago Students Rethink Wind Energy
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CFACT Collegian Pearl Beyer attending University of Illinois Chicago hosted a birdhouse painting workshop last week designed to highlight an often-overlooked consequence of wind energy: its impact on bird populations. The two-hour event brought together 9 students at Pearl's home for a hands-on activity paired with a frank discussion about the dangers wind farms pose to our feathered friends. While painting and assembling birdhouses, attendees learned about the documented toll...
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Sounding the Alarm: Real Estate Broker Warns UTK of New ESG Threat
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More than 30 people gathered at the University of Tennessee for a guest lecture and dinner hosted by CFACT campus representatives Emma Arns and Jude Abernathy (left and middle in photo above holding flag), featuring real estate broker and accredited land consultant Stephanie Cross. Her presentation focused on how ESG-related metrics are beginning to influence the housing market, particularly through third-party “climate risk” scores assigned to residential properties. Cross explained...
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Chattanooga Students Refuse the Climate Hustle
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If students only hear one side of the climate change debate, do they ever realize there’s a debate? CFACT Collegian Markus Fee set out to answer that question at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, hosting a screening of Climate Hustle 2: Rise of the Climate Monarchy for a group of twelve other students. One room. One film. A conversation that didn’t follow the usual script. The setup was simple: a...
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Brick by Brick: Alabama Collegian Deconstructs the Climate Narrative
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At Troy University, CFACT Collegian Caitlyn Harris brought a creative edge to energy education with her “Guess What’s in Your Solar Panel?” Jenga event—proving that sometimes the best way to spark conversation is with a simple game. Hosted on March 11th, the setup quickly became a focal point on campus. Curious students stopped to see what was going on, and before long, many decided to stick around and play a...
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Beanbags & Biodiversity: CFACT Collegians Take Aim at Invasive Species
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When it comes to conservation, CFACT Collegians aren’t content to sit in a classroom and theorize—they bring the message straight to their peers in ways that are engaging, memorable, and rooted in real-world impact. That spirit was on full display as students at two major universities put their own creative spin on the “Invasive Species Round-Up” event, turning a serious ecological issue into hands-on, interactive learning. At the University of...
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Heartland Institute’s Sterling Burnett Talks Energy with Texas Students
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On St. Patrick’s Day at Sam Houston State University, CFACT Collegians Nicolas Walker and Nyle Torpy hosted a campus event that combined a lighthearted atmosphere with a serious conversation about energy and conservation. The turnout didn’t happen by accident. Nicolas and Nyle spent weeks promoting the event—handing out flyers, talking with students across campus, and building interest through word of mouth. By the time the day arrived, they had a...
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The Snack that Gives Back: UTK Collegian Challenges CO₂ Myths
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Sometimes the most effective way to challenge a misconception isn’t with a sophisticated marketing or detailed presentations—it’s with a snack. That was exactly the strategy employed by CFACT Collegian Emma Arns at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who recently hosted “plant-based snack giveaway” tabling event designed to tackle one of the most persistent myths on campus: that CO₂ is a pollutant rather than an essential building block of life. College...
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Marc Morano Brings Climate Reality to Maine Students
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Under a crisp Maine evening sky, students gathered at the New Beginnings Church of God in Waterville for a powerful and timely discussion on the future of climate policy—one that challenged the narratives they hear every day in the classroom. Hosted by the Leadership Institute at Kennebec Community College and featuring CFACT’s own Marc Morano, the event drew a motivated audience eager to hear a different perspective on one of...
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Conservation, Not Panic: Texas CFACT Students Debunk Land-Usage Anxiety
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CFACT Campus Representatives are continuing to prove that when it comes to environmental stewardship, facts—not fear—drive meaningful change. Three students in Texas recently brought that principle to life through the “Conservation, Not Panic!” campaign, each taking a unique approach to the same powerful message. To educate their fellow peers, Nicolas, Noah, and Sofia utilized colorful maps displaying the locations of land dedicated to conservation, owned by either land trusts, non-profit...
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TX & NY Students Submit Comments on Energy, Minerals, & Land Transparency
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Students with CFACT Collegians continue to make their voices heard in the federal rulemaking process by submitting formal public comments on policy proposals affecting energy reliability, mineral supply chains, and agricultural land ownership. Public comments give citizens an opportunity to weigh in on regulatory decisions before agencies finalize new rules, ensuring policymakers hear directly from those who will live with the consequences. Recently, three students — Nicolas Walker of Sam...
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Gabby Hoffmann at AU: Conservation IS Conservative
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In early March, students at University of Arizona had the opportunity to hear from one of the leading voices in free-market environmentalism when policy expert Gabriella Hoffman visited campus to speak about the conservative roots of conservation and the future of sensible energy policy. Hoffmann’s visit began the day before her presentation with a small group of students eager to spend time with the visiting speaker outside the classroom. On...
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KS & SC Students “Bake” the Case for Nuclear Energy
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Throughout the country, CFACT student "Campus Representatives" are finding creative ways to start conversations about one of the most misunderstood energy sources of our time: nuclear power. Recently, two students—one in Kansas and another in South Carolina—hosted “Nuclear Cookie Giveaway” events that proved a simple sweet treat can spark meaningful dialogue about reliable and clean energy. At Washburn University, CFACT Collegian McKrae Masters set up shop inside the campus Memorial...
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Collegians Speak Up for State Authority on Clean Water
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Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, a provision that governs how states and authorized tribes review federal permits for projects that may impact local water quality. The proposal seeks to restore a broader interpretation of state authority, allowing certifying agencies to evaluate the full scope of federally permitted activities—not just narrow point-source discharges such as pipes or ditches—and...
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Chalk, Not Chaos, at UT Chattanooga
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If you happened to be walking across campus at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga last week, you may have noticed something unusual under your feet. Not profanity.Not doom-and-gloom warnings.Not apocalyptic predictions in red paint. Instead, bright chalk lettering declared: “I Love Nuclear.”“Green Energy, Red Results.”“Science, Not Scare Tactics.” That splash of color was the handiwork of CFACT campus representatives Sophie Fuller and Markus Fee, who launched the semester with...
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