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Conservation, Not Panic: Texas CFACT Students Debunk Land-Usage Anxiety

CFACT Campus Representatives are continuing to prove that when it comes to environmental stewardship, facts—not fear—drive meaningful change. Three students in Texas recently brought that principle to life through the “Conservation, Not Panic!” campaign, each taking a unique approach to the same powerful message. To educate their fellow peers, Nicolas, Noah, and Sofia utilized colorful maps displaying the locations of land dedicated to conservation, owned by either land trusts, non-profit organizations, or individual landowners. At Sam Houston State University (SHSU), Nicolas Walker demonstrated the versatility and depth of the campaign by executing his event in two distinct settings. First, he hosted a classroom-style [...]

By Emma Arns |2026-06-10T13:01:03-04:00March 17th, 2026|Comments Off

From Houston to Knoxville: Nuggets vs. Narratives

Across two campuses nearly 800 miles apart, CFACT Collegians recently challenged one of the loudest cultural claims of the climate movement: that Americans must give up real meat for plant-based substitutes. As part of CFACT’s Climate Realism Campaign, campus representatives at the University of Houston and the University of Tennessee Knoxville hosted Blind Meat Taste Tests, inviting students to sample chicken nuggets alongside plant-based “nuggets” and guess which was which. Instead of lecturing their peers about methane, lab-grown protein, or the questionable nutrition of ultra-processed meat substitutes, our students did something far more effective. They let the taste buds decide. University of [...]

By Emma Arns |2026-06-10T12:10:15-04:00February 19th, 2026|Comments Off

Texas Collegian Tells FWS: Support Balanced Conservation!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to the California Department of Parks and Recreation for ongoing activities at Pismo State Beach and the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. The permit would be implemented through a Habitat Conservation Plan designed to protect several listed species while allowing continued public access, recreation, and active land management in the area. In response to the proposal, University of Houston undergraduate Noah Dutel submitted a public comment expressing his support for the permit and a balanced, cooperative conservation framework. His full comment is included below: I am [...]

By Emma Arns |2026-06-10T12:03:08-04:00February 3rd, 2026|Comments Off