WGU Student Backs Critical Mineral Seabed Exploration
The bottom line is that approval of this application alone will improve the USA’s national security, economy, and ultimately the lives of everyday Americans.
TX Collegian Puts Climate Myths to the Test
Students crossing the Intellectual Commons at Texas Christian University on September 28 were met with an unusual proposition, “Can you separate climate fact from climate fiction?”
Collegians’ Refreshing Take on Nuclear Energy
Campus life has its usual free-food moments. This one came with a radioactive spin.
Collegians Call for Cutting Nuclear Red Tape
CFACT Collegians know that while nuclear energy may be complicated, unnecessary bureaucracy doesn’t have to be. CFACT Collegians Jonathan Cha and Zackary Whitworth-Painter-Swayze made that case in recent public comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
A Climate Lesson You Won’t Find on Mississippi State’s Syllabus
The syllabus looked a little different at Mississippi State University as students gathered for a screening of CFACT’s "Climate Hustle 2," complete with popcorn, pizza, and a side of the climate debate they likely wouldn't encounter from their professors.
Gone Fishing for Invasives at UCF
Florida CFACT Collegian brought invasive species to the middle of UCF’s campus this week, but thankfully, these ones were plastic.
Sam Houston Students Turn Trash into Treasure
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure — or for Collegians at Sam Houston State University, an opportunity for a little hands-on creativity.
CFACT Collegians Go Fishing for Junk
Most people head to the lake in hopes of catching a fish. CFACT Collegians showed up hoping to catch some trash.
You’re Covered in Oil! UCF Meets the Crude Truth
Battling the sweltering summer sun in Orlando, CFACT Collegian Kyle Troy at the University of Central Florida posed a simple question to students: “What’s made from oil?”
Texas Collegian Drills Down on Arctic Energy Regulation
CFACT Collegian Thien Nguyen urged federal regulators to modernize outdated Arctic drilling rules in recent public comment submission.
Illinois Collegian Calls Out Hidden Housing Costs
Few Americans have heard of the EPA's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System program.
Clarifying the Climate Conversation at UIUC
As students passed through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign quad during finals week, they were met with a different perspective on climate change.
Bill Ponton’s “Reality Check” On UK Wind Power: The Issue of Energy Storage
Bill Ponton’s new Report, “The Cost of Increasing Wind Power: A Reality Check,” contains a short but pithy section addressing the question of energy storage. Here’s the question to be addressed: If after the first round of overbuilding, adding new wind generation resources adds little useful energy and most of the added generation ends up getting “curtailed,” then why not just add some batteries or other energy storage to the system? Wind energy advocates suggest that some form of batteries can store the excess electricity production until it is needed, and everything will then just balance out in perfect [...]
Net Zero? Never Mind!
A small agency in the Energy Department admits the administration can’t reach its climate-change goals.
Energy Security Bill Is Approved by Utah Legislature
In a major victory for sound energy, environmental and economic policies advocated by the Net Zero Reality Coalition, coalition member Ken Ivory’s Energy Security Bill HB425 has been approved by the Utah legislature and awaits Governor Spencer Cox’s signature. This landmark legislation explicitly recognizes the need for electricity that is “adequate, reliable, affordable, sustainable, clean” and “dispatchable” (available on demand in quantities required at any given moment). It clarifies that such electricity is essential for low and stable consumer prices, economic prosperity, and the “health, safety and welfare” of Utah citizens. HB425 underscores that Utah supports and promotes both renewable and nonrenewable [...]