Georgetown, George Mason Collegians Submit Public Comments Against Offshore Wind
by Nate Myers|18 October 2024
One of the cornerstones of American democracy is the right of any voter to weigh in on public policy proposals. Along with campus activism, we encourage our CFACT Collegians to do just that. After all, tyranny and bureaucracy only grow in the absence of an informed and concerned citizenry. Georgetown University graduate student A.J. Conte (pictured above) and George Mason University student Austin Crockett (pictured below) are among the latest...
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Conservative Eco-activism, A CFACT Campus Update
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Though the college fall semester is only halfway through, CFACT Collegians throughout the country have already hosted a semester’s worth of events. This article is dedicated to showcasing just a handful of our students’ efforts thus far. Pictured above, Ellie Mercer recently passed out garbage bags at Columbus State University to aid in cleanup efforts after Hurricane Milton tore through her home state of Georgia. According to Ellie, “A lot...
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CFACT’s Campaign Against C02 Pipeline Project Comes to New Jersey
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Last week on the brisk morning of October 10, CFACT Collegian representative Ariana Alonso took to the sidewalks of William Patterson University with a purpose. Sporting her collegian t-shirt and equipped with a clipboard and caffeine, she set out to inform and persuade her fellow students about the importance of halting construction on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project in the upper Midwest. Fraught with environmental concerns and private property...
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Houston Driessen Fellow Organizes Kayaking River Clean Up
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This October, CFACT Collegian Hai An Hoang attending the University of Houston Downtown (UHD) noticed that the local Buffalo Bayou river that winds its way through the heart of downtown, was choking with unseemly litter and garbage. From soggy discarded shoes to water-laden plastic bags, the watershed was quickly becoming inhospitable for local wildlife. Unwilling to see her local environment so carelessly violated, she set out to remedy the situation....
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On Trek to Bird Watch, Collegians Become Alarmed by Nearby Wind Farm
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It was a cloudless, warm and sunny Saturday when CFACT Fellow Trenten Rippy and his friends from the University of Science and Arts Oklahoma set out on an impromptu hike through the Wichita Mountains. Donning a bird-shaped hat for laughs and faux camouflage, Trenten led the group down a well-marked trail and through a wooded area. While going off trail to snap some pictures of wild turkeys, the group found...
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Collegian Hosts “Debate Watch”, Discusses CO2 Pipeline at U. of Illinois
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This week students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) were treated to a special presentation by Driessen Fellow Eaan Tang. On the night of October 1, dozens of UIUC students came trickling into a classroom tucked away in a corner of campus. Excited in anticipation of the vice-presidential debate that was to occur shortly after their arrival. Filling up on soda, pizza and dessert provided by CFACT, they took...
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CFACT Students Roll Up Sleeves, Clear Trash from U. of Houston Downtown
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It was a hot and humid afternoon on the beautiful campus of the University of Houston Downtown (UHD) on Tuesday. Despite the comforting southern atmosphere, a problem sullied the landscape: too much litter. However, thanks to the noble efforts of Driessen Fellow Hai An Hoang, that’s no longer the case! Despite cancelations by other groups supposed to aid in the effort, Hai An and half a dozen other students determined...
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Driessen Fellow Has ‘Whale of a Time’ at KSU
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Last week students at Kennesaw State University (KSU) received a fun and interactive lesson in the environmental dangers of offshore windfarms. Setting up shop along the main walking path that snakes through the KSU Marietta campus Green, Driessen Fellow Bryce McConnell spent the sunny Friday afternoon donning a whale hat and his CFACT flag as a cape, informing his fellow students of the damage that offshore wind turbines inflict on...
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Driessen Fellow “Balls Out” for Free Speech
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Summer may be cooling down, but CFACT’s fight for free speech on campus is just heating up. Dedicated Driessen Fellow Lucas LeJeune took to the University of Louisiana Lafayette’s campus sidewalks this week to encourage his fellow students to exercise their right to free speech. Though primarily concerned with issues of conservation, energy, and environment, CFACT is an avid supporter of constitutional rights, including freedom of speech. We recognize, especially...
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Houston Driessen Fellows Organize Tree Planting Ceremony in Memory of 9/11
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Several weeks ago, Driessen Fellows Hai An Hoang and Gadai Bulgac attending the University of Houston, partnered with other student organizations to host a tree planting ceremony to honor those we lost in the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. Taking on the arduous task of preparing the area ahead of time, Hai An and her friends quite literally cleared the way for the ceremony by ridding the area of...
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Driessen Fellow Organizes Litter Cleanup at Historic Cemetery
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CFACT students were recently back out improving the planet with another litter cleanup. Driessen Fellow HaiAn Hoang from University of Houston Downtown organized a group of youth to clean uptrash at the Dawson-Lunnon cemetery located in the Bayou City. Students cleaning the ditches around Dawson-Lunnon Cemetery Half a dozen students took part in the project which resulted in the removal of a dozen bags of garbage. This graveyard is a state...
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Marc Morano Speaks at San Diego State University
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San Diego State University Driessen Fallow Sasha Reva recently organized a successful event featuring CFACT’s very own Marc Morano this past week. Marc gave a resounding presentation titled “Unmasking the Climate Agenda” to a nearly full house in an outdoor courtyard of an on-campus dining facility. Sasha partnered with the campus’ TPUSA chapter and Leadership Institute in organizing the event. The presentation showed how the Left would like to use the COVID lockdowns as...
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Driessen Fellow Organizes Nature Photo Contest at Old Dominion University
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Old Dominion University student and CFACT Driessen Fellow Jamahl Evans organized an event to get students from campus to get outdoors. He set up a photo contest asking his peers to demonstrate the beauty of nature with a picture and a short essay to describe what the photo is. The contest had wide participation with nearly 100 submissions. Below you can find the winning essay which goes with the feature photo from...
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Driessen Fellows Addresses Government EV Charger Mandates
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Driessen Fellows have become well known for getting involved in their vocal activism but also get involved in the nuanced research of public policy proposals, then making their thoughts known during public comment periods. University of Houston student Gadai Bulgac is the latest to post his thoughts, this time to the Federal Highway Administration, who are considering standardizing all electric car chargers to a single variety. This intern eloquently wrote his thoughts as to why...
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Driessen Fellows Use the Eclipse to Promote Climate Realism
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This week, America saw a total solar eclipse cut across a large swath of the nation, getting the attention of many people. CFACT saw this as a fantastic opportunity to educate the public about the realities of climate change and its connection to the sun. The organization had their student volunteers pass out eclipse glasses with fact cards giving important information regarding how our solar system’s central star impacts the cyclical climate change...
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