Craig Rucker, Author at CFACT

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.

Climate models hotter than reality

Global warming policy is based on climate computer models. These simulations of the temperature of the Earth are wrong and always have been. They start out on the left side of the graph looking pretty good. They have to. Real-world recorded temperature observations had already been made. It's like projecting the results of races that have already been run. As soon as the models start trying to project the future, however, they diverge wildly from reality, pretty much always running way too hot. Projecting races that have not yet run is a trickier business. Dr. Roy Spencer and Dr. John Christy [...]

Craig Rucker

|2021-04-27T12:04:54-04:00April 29th, 2021|Comments Off

Bastardi forecasts dangerous 2021 hurricane season

When the man who first accurately projected the impact of Hurricane Sandy tells us we're in for a big Atlantic hurricane season, preparation must be made.

Craig Rucker

|2021-04-21T18:22:28-04:00April 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

CFACT’s lion conservation project continues to grow brighter

CFACT is working with some great conservationists on a unique solution to this increasing problem.

Craig Rucker

|2021-06-28T11:32:52-04:00April 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Using ‘potato wastewater’ to recycle high tech devices

While traditionally thought of as an ecological problem, it appears wastewater may now have an unexpected environmental benefit.

Craig Rucker

|2021-04-02T13:47:51-04:00April 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Biden’s “social cost of carbon” delusion

They claim the nation can easily go from one that gets 80% of its energy from fossil fuels today to one that is 80% “carbon-free” by 2030 – or 100% by 2050.

Craig Rucker

|2021-04-02T13:37:36-04:00April 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

Conservation success: Iberian lynx paws back from near extinction

Thanks to human ingenuity and commonsense stewardship practices, there are now an estimated 1,000 Iberian lynx on the peninsula.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-30T08:47:22-04:00March 27th, 2021|Comments Off

New study finds feeding cows “seaweed” cuts their emissions 82%

For many environmentalists, there are few boogiemen more notorious than the cow.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-24T14:42:36-04:00March 25th, 2021|Comments Off

When history disproves climate doom

One of the toughest challenges for the global warming crowd occurs when, after the passage of time, the doom they predicted is nowhere to be seen.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-25T03:52:18-04:00March 25th, 2021|Comments Off

“Social cost of carbon” nonsense

The benefits of oil, gas and coal to society outweigh the costs!

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-23T08:36:19-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Correcting the record on climate

These stories have a common tell. Watch out for superlatives such as hottest, coldest, wettest, driest, snowiest, most, etc.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-19T04:22:35-04:00March 20th, 2021|Comments Off

Twenty-one State AG’s sue Biden over Keystone XL shutdown

Killing Keystone XL would kill around 11,000 jobs and cut off 830,000 barrels of oil per day -- oil which must now be transported by more expensive rail and trucks.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-19T14:52:03-04:00March 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Scientists discover shark that glows-in-the-dark

This marks the biggest glow-in-the-dark species with a spine ever discovered.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-17T02:03:52-04:00March 17th, 2021|Comments Off

COVID-19 spending to cost taxpayers more than WW II

Sadly, combating the virus and its economic impact is merely the tip of this latest $1.9 trillion fiscal iceberg.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-12T10:08:48-05:00March 12th, 2021|Comments Off

Meet the #1 “Super Plant” pollution fighter

Say hello to the Franchet’s Cotoneaster.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-09T18:15:53-05:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Do wind turbines draw Pipistrelle Bats to their doom?

Conservationists are becoming increasingly concerned that wind turbines are wreaking havoc on the bat’s well-being. That villain: Wind turbines.

Craig Rucker

|2021-03-03T12:01:33-05:00March 4th, 2021|Comments Off