CFACT at IU Bloomington writes Governor on bill to limit “ESG”
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The CFACT chapter at Indiana University, Bloomington organized a letter writing campaign to the Governor in order to support legislation aimed at limiting the use of ESG investing. "ESG" investing stands for "Environment, Social, and Governance," and takes private or public funds to support leftist agendas as opposed to maximizing investment returns. Here is the letter sent to Indiana State Representatives by CFACT at IU Bloomington in full. CFACT, and...
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MN Rep. Tom Emmer quotes CFACT Fellow in energy press release
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CFACT Driessen Fellow Dylan Saue was quoted in a press release by Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer on issues relating to important energy matters for the nation. Specifically, the statement regarded H.R. 1, a piece of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to boost American energy independence. CFACT Fellow Dylan Saue praised the passage of the bill, citing the free market principles CFACT supports. His comment can be...
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Grand Canyon University CFACT chapter hikes Camelback Mountain
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Attendees of CFACT's hike make their way up one of the Camelback Mountain trails. CFACT at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ organized a hike of Camelback Mountain to encourage an appreciation of stewardship of nature among club members. While it is important to spread the facts about issues like climate change, energy, and property rights, it is equally as important to help students appreciate the environment they are working...
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CFACT tabling efforts spread free market environmentalism message
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Cover photo: CFACT Driessen Fellow Tait La'Fonte from Louisiana State University talks with potential CFACT recruits while tabling on campus. From left, CFACT Driessen Fellow Chandler Wysocki interacts with an event attendee while handing out CFACT materials at the Ohio State University. CFACT Driessen Fellows at the Ohio State University and Louisiana State University recently organized tabling outreach efforts on campus in connection with Turning Point USA events at these...
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Gabriella Hoffman talks conservation with Texas A&M
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Hoffman begins her talk going through conservation facts at Texas A&M. CFACT's Gabriella Hoffman recently spoke to the Turning Point USA club at Texas A&M University on how "Conservation is Conservative." Hoffman hosts CFACT's "District of Conservation" podcast and also CFACT's "Conservation Nation" YouTube series. "Howdy from Aggieland! Great time speaking at Texas A&M University last night on conservation and environmentalism," Hoffman said after the talk. "Awesome group of students and lots...
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CFACT attends Capitol Hill mtg on energy policy
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CFACT policy analyst and Collegians activist Shakira Jackson was invited to attend a Whip meeting on Capitol Hill discussing H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, to learn more about the issues. Jackson laid out feedback and a summary of the meeting in the following notes here: Representatives begin discussions on HR1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, at the Whip meeting. Background on H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act:...
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University of Houston Students Clean up the City
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Students from the University of Houston, the third largest university in the state of Texas with 47,000 students, lead by CFACT Driessen Fellow Gadai Bulgac, set out to get at least a portion of their city looking a little better. Tired of their local city council and mayor being unresponsive to the problem of rampant littering in the area these students, in a traditional conservative fashion, took it upon themselves...
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University of Minnesota Learns About Mining Regulations
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University of Minnesota’s CFACT, the longest running CFACT Campus program, was delighted to host attorney, grassroots activist, and energy expert Mike Franklin, partner at government affairs firm Weber Johnson. Franklin, who has decades of experience in Minnesota politics as an elected official and campaign organizer, spoke to the group about the onerous mining regulations holding America back. UM CFACT Vice-President, Dylan Saue noted about the presentation, “He gave a great...
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Driessen Fellow published in ‘Indy Star’ slamming ESG investing
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CFACT Driessen Fellow Kyle Reynolds, also president of the CFACT club at Indiana University Bloomington, was published in the Indy Star with an op-ed criticizing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Government) investing practices. The op-ed can be accessed on the Indy Star website here. Great work Kyle! It also can be read in full here: ESG, environmental, social and governance, investing poses a threat to Indiana pension programs and is, for...
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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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