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.

Mine, baby, mine – right here in the USA!

For jobs, revenue, national security, defense and medical needs; to end child labor, pollution.

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Null and void?

If President Biden didn’t comprehend what he was doing, are his laws, orders and regs valid?

By |2025-02-03T10:01:03-05:00February 5th, 2025|0 Comments

Mine, baby, mine!

Western and Alaskan mineral exploration is key to American defense, security and resurgence.

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Scapegoating climate to hide callous government malfeasance

Abject failures from Biden, Newsom, LAFD and others can no longer be ignored.

By |2025-01-19T15:28:29-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Comments Off on Scapegoating climate to hide callous government malfeasance

International and state interference in U.S. energy must end

California, the UN and the E.U. are examples of what not to do.

By |2024-12-16T13:43:20-05:00December 19th, 2024|Comments Off on International and state interference in U.S. energy must end

Trump energy and climate imperatives

A solid beginning for reducing or eliminating needless, excessive and harmful pseudo-science, grants, policies, practices and regulations – and restoring government of, by and for the People.

By |2024-12-12T13:44:58-05:00December 12th, 2024|Comments Off on Trump energy and climate imperatives

Avoiding self-inflicted Green trade and economic wounds

European debates and experiences offer guidance for President Trump and Congress.

By |2024-12-11T11:44:29-05:00December 11th, 2024|Comments Off on Avoiding self-inflicted Green trade and economic wounds

First warming, then climate, now plastics — energy company lawfare

Plastic recycling claims are deceptive and destructive. Wind and solar waste – never mind.

By |2024-10-30T15:47:36-04:00October 31st, 2024|Comments Off on First warming, then climate, now plastics — energy company lawfare

Rural and coastal residents delay, block green energy projects

Environmentalists detest the ‘little guys’ who get in their way.

By |2024-10-23T12:05:38-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Comments Off on Rural and coastal residents delay, block green energy projects

State courts should not be writing U.S. climate laws

Judges shouldn’t write laws that anti-fossil fuel factions can’t get Congress and we the people to enact.

By |2024-09-28T23:49:24-04:00September 30th, 2024|Comments Off on State courts should not be writing U.S. climate laws

Looming ‘clean’ energy disasters off our coasts

One broken wind turbine blade shut down Massachusetts beaches. What would hurricanes do?

By |2024-09-02T08:51:19-04:00September 2nd, 2024|Comments Off on Looming ‘clean’ energy disasters off our coasts

Leftist judges shouldn’t touch climate policy

Like government agencies, courts have no authority to decide such major, complex cases

By |2024-08-21T08:32:51-04:00August 23rd, 2024|Comments Off on Leftist judges shouldn’t touch climate policy

Who is directing the war on agriculture and nutrition?

Government agencies, billionaires and pressure groups put world’s poor, hungry families last.

By |2024-08-13T16:26:05-04:00August 15th, 2024|Comments Off on Who is directing the war on agriculture and nutrition?

Waging war on modern agriculture and global nutrition

Demands for organic or subsistence farming worldwide would devastate nature and nutrition.

By |2024-07-19T08:54:39-04:00July 23rd, 2024|Comments Off on Waging war on modern agriculture and global nutrition

Mining the planet for “renewable” energy

Reliable energy, human rights, land impacts, air and water pollution, lost wildlife get ignored.

By |2024-07-01T09:41:05-04:00July 2nd, 2024|Comments Off on Mining the planet for “renewable” energy
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