By Wallace Manheimer “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advances.” This was the opening statement in Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s inaugural address in 1933. The statement was made at the depths of the … Read more| CO2 Coalition
by Gregory Wrightstone As executive director of the CO2 Coalition, I quite often present the facts of a prospering planet and the lack of an increase in extreme weather. The Coalition sticks to the science, facts and data that show a slight decline in landfalling hurricanes, no increase in hurricane intensity and a significant decline in severe tornadoes (supporting charts … Read more| CO2 Coalition
Co-authored by Ronald Stein and Gregory Wrightstone The world now sustains 8 billion people—ten times the population prior to the Industrial Revolution and thankfully has experienced record crop production. This rapid increase in agricultural output is partially attributable to an increase in atmospheric CO2 since 1940. This rise in CO2 levels alone is linked to major yield increases for corn, … Read more| CO2 Coalition