About Paul Driessen

Paul Driessen is senior policy analyst for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (www.CFACT.org) and author of books and articles on energy, environment, climate and human rights issues. PAUL DRIESSEN is senior policy analyst for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and other public policy institutes that promote environmental stewardship, enhanced human health and welfare, and personal liberties and civil rights. He covers climate change, energy and environmental, human rights, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, and renewable energy issues in articles and research papers, on radio programs and college campuses, and at professional and other conferences. His articles are posted regularly on Townhall.com, WattsUpWithThat.com and many other news and opinion websites and have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Investor's Business Daily, Risk Management, World Commerce Review, American Coal, other periodicals, and Greenhaven Press “Opposing Viewpoints” books used in high schools and colleges His book Eco-Imperialism: Green Power - Black Death documents the harm that environmental policies often have on poor families, by restricting access to life-enhancing modern technologies. It has been published in the United States, Argentina (Spanish), Germany (German), Italy (Italy) and India (English). He also wrote Cracking Big Green: Saving the world from the Save-the-Earth money machine (with Ron Arnold), Miracle Molecule: Carbon dioxide, gas of life, and Climate Hype Exposed.

Congress and the courts enable climate and energy fantasies and government expansion

Supreme Court should end “Chevron deference” to restore checks, balances and reality.

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Climate and energy fantasy and tyranny

Models, myths and misinformation on climate drive models, myths and misinformation on energy.

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|2024-01-27T12:52:56-05:00January 27th, 2024|Comments Off on Climate and energy fantasy and tyranny

From COVID to climate

eam Biden’s endless torrent of executive orders, regulatory mandates and twisted legal reinterpretations for electricity generation, vehicles, appliances, agriculture, housing and other matters are already impacting our industries, livelihoods, living standards and basic rights and freedoms.

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|2023-12-30T15:58:04-05:00December 28th, 2023|Comments Off on From COVID to climate

Defund the United Nations’ climate police

UN policies oppress poor and working-class families and people of color.

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|2023-12-26T09:02:44-05:00December 27th, 2023|Comments Off on Defund the United Nations’ climate police

Virginia – Don’t follow net-zero lemmings over the energy cliff

States that link climate and energy policies to California and ‘climate crisis’ will pay high price.

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|2023-10-30T11:41:23-04:00October 30th, 2023|Comments Off on Virginia – Don’t follow net-zero lemmings over the energy cliff

Superfund cleanups descend into uncertainty

US Supreme Court foregoes opportunity to encourage cleanup of contaminated waste sites.

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|2023-10-06T08:06:33-04:00October 7th, 2023|Comments Off on Superfund cleanups descend into uncertainty

Bloomberg finances and coopts state attorneys general

State AGs aid Bloomberg agenda for ‘green’ energy that threatens planet, wildlife and people.

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|2023-08-22T14:27:21-04:00August 23rd, 2023|Comments Off on Bloomberg finances and coopts state attorneys general

Cobalt carnage, child labor and ecological destruction

The Biden Administration opposes clean U.S. mining even for essential Net Zero materials.

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|2023-07-31T17:58:36-04:00August 2nd, 2023|Comments Off on Cobalt carnage, child labor and ecological destruction

If it’s not open warfare, it’s collusive lawfare

Environmentalist lawsuits reach new heights of absurdity and threats to American energy.

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|2023-06-09T16:42:29-04:00June 10th, 2023|Comments Off on If it’s not open warfare, it’s collusive lawfare

Biden’s environmental injustice

Federal agencies proclaim ‘climate justice’ to justify controlling every aspect of our lives

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|2023-05-24T09:13:12-04:00May 25th, 2023|Comments Off on Biden’s environmental injustice

Your taxes at work: ‘eco-anxiety’ counseling

“Climate grief is real,' self-proclaimed experts insist, and it’s spreading rapidly among young people."

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|2023-04-24T10:36:58-04:00April 26th, 2023|Comments Off on Your taxes at work: ‘eco-anxiety’ counseling

Legalized climate grifting

Bill Gates and climatist collaborators are taking taxpayers and consumers on trillion-dollar rides

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|2023-03-21T11:10:25-04:00March 21st, 2023|Comments Off on Legalized climate grifting

Bill Gates’ climate change deceptions are taking us for a billion-dollar ride

BBC journalist Amol Rajan recently braved going off the mainstream media script, asking the Microsoft co-founder how he responds to charges that he’s a hypocrite for claiming to be “a climate change campaigner” while traveling the world on his private jets, even to confabs where global elites tell poor and middle-class families to live simpler lives and stop using fossil fuels.

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|2023-03-01T13:39:24-05:00March 5th, 2023|Comments Off on Bill Gates’ climate change deceptions are taking us for a billion-dollar ride

Childish beliefs drive lethal energy and agricultural agendas

The Biden Administration's environmental policies would destroy agriculture, habitats, products and nutrition.

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|2023-02-27T09:34:34-05:00February 27th, 2023|Comments Off on Childish beliefs drive lethal energy and agricultural agendas

Vital energy lessons for Virginia and America

Legislators shouldn’t Californicate Virginia or America on EVs and Green Energy.

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|2023-01-09T13:59:25-05:00January 10th, 2023|Comments Off on Vital energy lessons for Virginia and America
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