About Craig Rucker

Craig Rucker is a co-founder of CFACT and currently serves as its president. Widely heralded as a leader in the free market environmental, think tank community in Washington, D.C., Rucker is a frequent guest on radio talk shows, written extensively in numerous publications, and has appeared in such media outlets as Fox News, OANN, Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Hill, among many others. Rucker is also the co-producer of the award-winning film “Climate Hustle,” which was the #1 box-office film in America during its one night showing in 2016, as well as the acclaimed "Climate Hustle 2" staring Hollywood actor Kevin Sorbo released in 2020. As an accredited observer to the United Nations, Rucker has also led CFACT delegations to some 30 major UN conferences, including those in Copenhagen, Istanbul, Kyoto, Bonn, Marrakesh, Rio de Janeiro, and Warsaw, to name a few.

When nature strikes — you pay! Climate “loss and damage” hits the UN

For years CFACT has warned of plans to add "loss and damage" to the UN climate regime, making wealthy nations liable to compensate developing countries when extreme weather strikes. 

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|2022-11-16T12:15:12-05:00November 16th, 2022|Comments Off on When nature strikes — you pay! Climate “loss and damage” hits the UN

Biden climate speech in Egypt reveals bad science, massive spending and regulation

The President falsely attributed a host of natural weather events to climate change and then went on to detail a massive laundry list of wasteful climate spending and destructive regulation.

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|2022-11-12T09:28:47-05:00November 12th, 2022|Comments Off on Biden climate speech in Egypt reveals bad science, massive spending and regulation

UN climate conference does not value our freedom but loves our cash

At the UN climate conference a freedom-oriented approach can be a lonely endeavor.  Freedom creates prosperity.  One thing the ideologues and profiteers here assembled do value, however, is our cash. 

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|2022-11-18T13:39:22-05:00November 11th, 2022|Comments Off on UN climate conference does not value our freedom but loves our cash

COP 27: UN climateers hoisted by their own alarmist petards

Will COP-27 finally bring energy, scientific and economic reality to climate discussions?

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|2022-11-09T11:32:49-05:00November 9th, 2022|Comments Off on COP 27: UN climateers hoisted by their own alarmist petards

UN demands $2 trillion per year for climate!

A bizarre combination of climate ideologues and profiteers has been laying the groundwork for this massive money grab for years. 

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|2022-11-08T14:23:01-05:00November 8th, 2022|Comments Off on UN demands $2 trillion per year for climate!

Greta correct! UN climate conference a “scam” full of “greenwashing” and “lies”

Greta is so outraged that she's boycotting the conference. 

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|2022-11-04T10:57:12-04:00November 4th, 2022|Comments Off on Greta correct! UN climate conference a “scam” full of “greenwashing” and “lies”

Climate extremism is making America mentally ill

We do not have a climate “crisis.” We have a climate fear-mongering and cancel-culture crisis.

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|2022-10-24T11:46:41-04:00October 25th, 2022|Comments Off on Climate extremism is making America mentally ill

Campaigners fail to prevent Morano and Monckton from talking climate in London

CFACT's Marc Morano joined Lord Christopher Monckton to debunk global warming propaganda at the Global Investment in Sustainable Development conference in London. Climate campaigners tried hard to stop them from speaking, but failed. 

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|2022-10-20T10:33:24-04:00October 20th, 2022|Comments Off on Campaigners fail to prevent Morano and Monckton from talking climate in London

Energy reality roaring back

With electric grids flickering and going dark, and people returning to chopping trees to heat their homes, the foolishness of "net zero" radical climate policies is being exposed faster than even we at CFACT thought possible. 

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|2022-09-15T10:15:26-04:00September 15th, 2022|Comments Off on Energy reality roaring back

CFACT to VA State Corporation Commission: Increase standards for Dominion and protect ratepayers

Official submission by CFACT to protect Virginia electric ratepayers.

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|2022-09-15T12:04:46-04:00September 15th, 2022|Comments Off on CFACT to VA State Corporation Commission: Increase standards for Dominion and protect ratepayers

Let’s talk about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s looming gas pains

Leftist politicians and activists rarely ponder the foreseeable consequences of their actions, and typically demand solutions paid for by others.

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|2022-09-06T15:06:51-04:00September 4th, 2022|Comments Off on Let’s talk about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s looming gas pains

CFACT billboards expose climate agenda

This past week, CFACT began putting up billboards in various parts of America to draw attention to high fuel and energy prices.

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|2024-01-29T11:52:10-05:00August 15th, 2022|Comments Off on CFACT billboards expose climate agenda

Biden and Manchin — Building America backward

Europe exposed the folly of left-wing energy policy. Biden didn't learn. Manchin caved.

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|2022-08-05T15:16:43-04:00August 4th, 2022|Comments Off on Biden and Manchin — Building America backward

Dr. Patrick Michaels — Great scientist and friend

The cause of “climate-realism” lost one of its heroes over the weekend. Dr. Patrick Michaels, a former President of the American Association of Climatologists and professor at the University of Virginia, passed away unexpectedly. He leaves behind him an incredible legacy of accomplishments.

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|2022-07-22T13:03:51-04:00July 18th, 2022|Comments Off on Dr. Patrick Michaels — Great scientist and friend

Court blocks Pennsylvania carbon pricing scheme

Let's hope the courts continue to teach Governor Wolf, Secretary Buttigieg and their armies of bureaucrats a sorely needed lesson in constitutional checks and balances.

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|2022-07-12T12:03:40-04:00July 12th, 2022|Comments Off on Court blocks Pennsylvania carbon pricing scheme
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