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“Eco-Imperialism” reviewed in Switzerland

CFACT Europe's German edition of Paul Driessen’s Eco-imperialism: Green Power – Black Death received a lengthy review in Die Idee, published by the Junge Schweizerische Volkspartei [JSVP] (Young Swiss People's Party). CFACT Europe is proud to join the political debate in one of the world's oldest democracies. The JSVP has approximately 5.800 members and is the youth wing of the Schweizerische Volkspartie [SVP] (Swiss People's Party), Switzerland's largest political party (ca. 85.000 members, 26,6 % or 56 of 200 seats in the lower house of parliament). The SVP is strongest in German-speaking areas of Switzerland and is led by Mr. Ueli Maurer. It is [...]

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|2007-06-02T16:03:00-04:00June 2nd, 2007|Comments Off

CFACT Europe Challenges Environmentalist Orthodoxy with “Eco-Nihilism: A Critique of Political Ecology”

In the 1970s and 80s, environmental policies rose to prominence as environmentalists scored many political victories. But our successes in cleaning rivers and air pollution were unfortunately followed by an environmental populism that led to an intellectual and economic downward spiral, often driven by fears of approaching ecological cataclysm. This devolution of the environmental movement is what German journalist and environment expert Edgar Gaertner has recently written about in his new book Eco-nihilism: A critique of a Political Ecology. The term nihilism was coined by French writer Albert Camus and refers to people who believe in things that do not exist. [...]

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|2007-05-15T16:21:00-04:00May 15th, 2007|Comments Off

Berlin Climate Conference: May 30, 2007

On May 30, CFACT Europe, together with the European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE) and the the German Free Market Institute, is co-hosting a conference on current climate affairs in Berlin (Germany). Key note speakers are Professor S. Fred Singer, University of Virginia, and Ernst Georg Beck, biologist, Freiburg (Germany). The event will take place at the German Free Market Institute and will be opened with a presentation of the Canadian documentary Climate Catastrophe Cancelled: What You're Not Being Told About the Science of Climate Change. While Prof. Singer will talk about the policies of the IPCC, Mr. [...]

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|2007-05-06T13:52:16-04:00May 6th, 2007|Comments Off

CFACT Advisor Dr. Hans Penner Challenges Bad Boll Evangelical Academy’s “Mistakes in Logic”

Dear Mr. Kraus, The “Appeal of the Climate Alliance,” drafted by the Evangelical Academy of Bad Boll, contains mistakes in logic that cannot remain unchallenged. […]

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|2007-05-02T14:09:19-04:00May 2nd, 2007|Comments Off

EU-Commissioners Verheugen & Potocnik address EU Liberal Youth Congress

LYMEC calls on Europe to rise to the challenge of globalization Around 150 representatives of various European liberal youth organizations gathered in Berlin this past weekend at the annual congress of LYMEC, their European umbrella organization. Top speakers included EU-Commissioners Verheugen (Enterprise and Industry) and Potocnik (science and research). […]

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|2007-04-23T14:20:57-04:00April 23rd, 2007|Comments Off

UK Channel 4 Documentary Claims ‘Global Warming Is Lies’

Accepted theories about man causing global warming are “lies” claims a controversial new TV documentary. ‘The Great Global Warming Swindle’ – backed by eminent scientists – is set to rock the accepted consensus that climate change is being driven by humans. The program, screened on Channel 4 will see a series of respected scientists attack the “propaganda” that they claim is killing the world’s poor. Even the co-founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, is shown, claiming African countries should be encouraged to burn more CO2. […]

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|2012-09-19T15:25:26-04:00March 8th, 2007|Comments Off

CFACT’s Thuss Advocates Values Based Foreign Policy at Adenauer Foundation Forum

Berlin, Germany, 20 Jan. Today, Dr. Holger Thuss, Executive Director of CFACT EUROPE, joined a panel debating the role of ethical values in foreign affairs, in order to present his translation of Paul Driessen’s best-selling book Eco-imperialism: Green Power – Black Death. During his presentation, Dr. Thuss strongly emphasized the importance of value-based foreign policies, particularly in such areas as development aid and WTO. As an example he mentioned the global ban on DDT, that is supposed to guarantee DDT-free imports from developing nations, where the ban causes millions of death since even the responsible use of the substance against malaria [...]

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|2007-01-25T18:28:04-05:00January 25th, 2007|Comments Off

Rothbard and Rucker on Environment, Development and Africa in “European View”

In their article, David Rothbard and Craig Rucker urge EU policy makers to ensure that their new policies towards Africa will be beneficial in particular to African nations that were once European colonies. "The answer to Africa’s needs, however, is not more handouts or even aid forgiveness, as was recommended at the June 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. Rather, it is in creating a new class of entrepreneurs from among the poorest Africans and in affirming the value of market principles, relying on sound science and re-committing to a balanced Judeo-Christian understanding of environmental stewardship." Other [...]

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|2006-12-22T19:25:01-05:00December 22nd, 2006|Comments Off

Third European Resource Bank: Vienna

Dr. HOLGER THUSS (Wien) “Taxpayer and Environment Issues are Intertwined,” Dr. Thuss says. CFACT EUROPE’s Executive Director participated in the Third European Resource Bank Meeting, held in cooperation with the Annual Meeting of the World Taxpayer Associations from June 29 – July 2 in Vienna, Austria. The meetings bring together taxpayer and free market activists from around the globe to share ideas and strategy. “The interests of taxpayers and free market environmentalists throughout the world are interwoven. Wrong tax policies and counterproductive environmental measures often go hand in hand,” Dr. Thuss said. “Sharing our experiences of resisting red tape and high [...]

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|2006-07-03T21:26:00-04:00July 3rd, 2006|Comments Off

Climate Change Models Aren’t Much Better Than Oracles

PAUL DRIESSEN (Washington) In ancient times, priestesses at the Oracle at Delphi often answered important political questions with enigmatic predictions derived from dreams, signs, casting lots or reading animal entrails. Today, in the realm of climate change, that function is served by scientific priests and priestesses who offer forecasts of dubious value, derived from computer models. […]

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|2012-10-23T09:12:32-04:00October 13th, 2005|Comments Off

Dr. Benny Peiser’s Letter to “Science” and Its Rejection

Review Finds Robust Climate Debate Rather Than “Consensus.” Magazine Rejects Corrections. Read and Judge for Yourself. 1. Dr. Peiser’s Analysis of the Oreskes Study e-letter to Science Magazine sent: 4 January 2005 […]

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|2012-10-23T09:12:32-04:00May 4th, 2005|Comments Off

Bienvenu! Velkommen! Benvenuto! Tervetuola! Καλώς ορίσατε! Witamy! Willkomen! Bem-Vindo! Isten hozott! Bun Venit! Bienvenido! Dobro došli Vitejte! Добре дошли! Welcome! This is the site of the European Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT Europe). We are part of the international CFACT network. We are a non-governmental and non-partisan organization dedicated to the improvement of our environment, our public services and to efficient strategies to overcome poverty in Europe and beyond. However, on our pages you will NOT find the usual doomsday scenarios of banal environmentalism. Actually, we are tired of these scenarios. Why? Pessimism and extremism are destructive. We believe that [...]

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|2004-12-20T19:31:06-05:00December 20th, 2004|Comments Off

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