Episode 10: Climate Alarmism and the Cornwall Alliance, with Calvin Beisner

An interview with Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, President of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation about politically-concocted climate alarmism in contrast with climate realism, based on genuine scientific study. We also talk about destructive governmental emissions policy, and the environmental Kuznets curve.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/010/

00:00 Start

00:32 Episode description
https://www.cornwallalliance.org
Dr. Beisner's dissertation: https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/2698

01:51 About Dr. Beisner
How he became Reformed

06:34 Some of Dr. Beisner's past work
Coalition On Revival:
https://www.reformation.net/the-17-worldview-documents.html
Hebert Schlossberg's book Idols for Destruction:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0891077383?tag=kerrybaldwin-20
Beisner's book Prosperity and Poverty:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1579108083?tag=kerrybaldwin-20
Beisner's book Prospects for Growth:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1592449832?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

09:08 How the Cornwall Alliance began
The Cornwall Declaration: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/the-cornwall-declaration-on-environmental-stewardship/
Highlights: https://cornwallalliance.org/about/our-history-in-highlights/

10:05 Why the work of the Cornwall Alliance is important
2006 A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor - An Evangelical Response to Global Warming: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/a-call-to-truth-prudence-and-protection-of-the-poor-an-evangelical-response-to-global-warming/
2009 Declaration on Global Warming: https://cornwallalliance.org/2009/05/evangelical-declaration-on-global-warming/
2014 Reiteration of A Call to Truth: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/a-call-to-truth-prudence-and-protection-of-the-poor-2014-the-case-against-harmful-climate-policies-gets-stronger/

16:23 Ways the Cornwall Alliance does its work
Cornwall agenda: https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/cornwall-stewardship-agenda.pdf
Blog: https://cornwallalliance.org/category/blog/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cornwallallianceforthestew1587
Created to Reign Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1939979
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CornwallAlliance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CornwallSteward

19:19 How should we evaluate climate alarmist claims?
Dr.s Beisner and Legates' forthcoming book (April 2023) Climate and Energy: The Case For Realism
https://www.regnery.com/9781684512676/climate-and-energy/

Hot Talk, Cold Science by Fred Singer:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1598133411?tag=kerrybaldwin-20
Why you shouldn't be alarmed:
https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/global-warming-why-evangelicals-should-not-be-alarmed.pdf
Feedback and climate:
https://cornwallalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sen.pdf
Examination of policy:
https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/an-examination-of-the-scientific-ethical-and-theological-implications-of-climate-change-policy.pdf

Orlando 23-25 February 2023 Climate Conference:
https://climateconference.heartland.org

36:35 About so-called "net zero" emissions policy
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1939979/12131215-brief-what-can-t-be-done-won-t-be-done

46:09 About the Kuznets curve
https://cornwallalliance.org/2018/12/fighting-climate-change-make-the-world-cleaner/

Further resources:

BONUS AUDIO: About Dr. Beisner and the founding of the Cornwall Alliance http://reformedlibertarians.com/010

Francis Schaeffer's (1970) Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433576953?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

Real Climate Science with Tony Heller
https://realclimatescience.com/the-five-top-arguments-against-climate-alarmism/
https://www.youtube.com/@TonyHeller/

Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change
https://climatechangereconsidered.org

Master Resource: Free-Market Energy Blog
https://www.masterresource.org

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change, by Marc Morano
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1621576760?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

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