CFACT Collegians Fuel Federal Energy Debate

CFACT Collegians are once again stepping into the federal rulemaking process, urging agencies to choose practical, science-based regulations over red tape that punishes American energy production. Taylor Elliott of Lipscomb University in Tennessee, Thien Nguyen of the University of Texas at Austin, and Zach Lochard of Southern Illinois University Carbondale each weighed in on a different federal proposal. Taken together, their comments make a clear case for CFACT’s approach: protect the environment with human prosperity kept paramount, modernize and deregulate outdated or biased rules, and make America energy independent. Taylor Elliott called for balanced marine mammal protections and regulatory support for [...]

By |2026-05-20T22:48:11-04:00May 20th, 2026|Comments Off on CFACT Collegians Fuel Federal Energy Debate
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Tennessee Collegians Reel in Conservation

CFACT Collegians Sophie Fuller and Markus Fee of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga recently took students off campus and out onto Chickamauga Lake for an afternoon of fishing, fellowship, and hands-on conservation. The fishing trip brought together 10 attendees on April 28, including UTC students and several community members, for three hours on the water in Chattanooga. With rods in hand and CFACT’s conservation message at the center of the day, students learned responsible fishing practices, picked up tactical fishing tips, and discussed how private hatcheries play a vital role in maintaining native fish species. By the end of the [...]

By |2026-05-11T20:07:38-04:00May 11th, 2026|Comments Off on Tennessee Collegians Reel in Conservation
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Trailblazers: CFACT Collegians Advocate for Public Access in KY

CFACT Collegians are once again stepping beyond campus and into the policymaking arena—this time weighing in on how America’s national parks should be managed for both conservation and public enjoyment. Students RaeAnna Morales of Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Ariana Alonso of William Paterson University in New Jersey recently submitted public comments on a proposed National Park Service rule to expand recreational access in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Their submissions reflect a core principle of CFACT’s mission: that conservation and responsible human use are not mutually exclusive. RaeAnna Morales, located just south of the national park across the state [...]

By |2026-06-10T16:49:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Comments Off on Trailblazers: CFACT Collegians Advocate for Public Access in KY
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Chattanooga Students Refuse the Climate Hustle

If students only hear one side of the climate change debate, do they ever realize there’s a debate? CFACT Collegian Markus Fee set out to answer that question at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, hosting a screening of Climate Hustle 2: Rise of the Climate Monarchy for a group of twelve other students. One room. One film. A conversation that didn’t follow the usual script. The setup was simple: a campus library, a screen, and a group of twelve students willing to sit down and watch. But the response wasn’t passive. Students reacted in real time—laughing at the film’s comedic moments, leaning in [...]

By |2026-06-10T16:13:17-04:00April 5th, 2026|Comments Off on Chattanooga Students Refuse the Climate Hustle
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Sounding the Alarm: Real Estate Broker Warns UTK of New ESG Threat

More than 30 people gathered at the University of Tennessee for a guest lecture and dinner hosted by CFACT campus representatives Emma Arns and Jude Abernathy (left and middle in photo above holding flag), featuring real estate broker and accredited land consultant Stephanie Cross. Her presentation focused on how ESG-related metrics are beginning to influence the housing market, particularly through third-party “climate risk” scores assigned to residential properties. Cross explained that private organizations such as First Street Foundation are increasingly generating property-level “climate risk” scores using proprietary models. These ratings are now being integrated into major real estate platforms, influencing how [...]

By |2026-06-10T16:16:59-04:00April 3rd, 2026|Comments Off on Sounding the Alarm: Real Estate Broker Warns UTK of New ESG Threat
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The Snack that Gives Back: UTK Collegian Challenges CO₂ Myths

Sometimes the most effective way to challenge a misconception isn’t with a sophisticated marketing or detailed presentations—it’s with a snack. That was exactly the strategy employed by CFACT Collegian Emma Arns at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who recently hosted “plant-based snack giveaway” tabling event designed to tackle one of the most persistent myths on campus: that CO₂ is a pollutant rather than an essential building block of life. College students rarely get to hear perspectives other than climate alarmism, making tabling events like Emma’s invaluable opportunities to challenge narratives and dispel misconceptions. Emma transformed a simple table into a platform [...]

By |2026-06-10T15:36:38-04:00March 20th, 2026|Comments Off on The Snack that Gives Back: UTK Collegian Challenges CO₂ Myths
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Chalk, Not Chaos, at UT Chattanooga

If you happened to be walking across campus at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga last week, you may have noticed something unusual under your feet. Not profanity. Not doom-and-gloom warnings. Not apocalyptic predictions in red paint. Instead, bright chalk lettering declared: “I Love Nuclear.” “Green Energy, Red Results.” “Science, Not Scare Tactics.” That splash of color was the handiwork of CFACT campus representatives Sophie Fuller and Markus Fee, who launched the semester with a simple but highly visible sidewalk chalk campaign that tied in topics and issues from each of CFACT’s four core policy focuses. With more than ten students [...]

By |2026-06-10T12:16:45-04:00February 20th, 2026|Comments Off on Chalk, Not Chaos, at UT Chattanooga
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