Above Credit: The Atlantic Failed States and Global Security Nearly 2 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015, making it the most serious refugee crisis in Latin America’s recent history. These refugees are fleeing what has in effect become a failed state, and most are finding refuge in neighboring Colombia, which has emerged from over...
This essay is written largely to those on the right of center on the political spectrum. I myself used to be sceptical on the theory of man-made climate change, but witnessing the proliferation and heightened intensity of extreme weather events over the last several years has made me rethink my position. Hopefully, my perspective...
Bill Nye “the Science Guy” ’77 might have had a semi-popular kids science show in the ’90s, but he’s probably more well-known now as a man-made climate change alarmist. The Review has covered some of Nye’s recent antics, such as his call for redistribution of wealth in order to combat global warming. Nye’s latter claim-to-fame...
Our bow-tie loving, get to know thy neighbor-preaching friend Bill Nye ’77 is at it again. Except this time, it isn’t about baking soda volcanoes or foreign policy, as I most recently covered. At a speaking event at the University of Albany this past week, science guy Nye exercised his wealth of knowledge on tax...
It’s just what the doctor ordered: the science of climate diversity. Here’s an excerpt from a Cornell Chronicle report released today: There is cloud hanging over climate science, but one Cornell expert on communication and environmental issues says he knows how to help clear the air. In the December issue of Nature Climate Change, Jonathon...
Cornell students are gearing up for their latest push to make the university divest its endowment from fossil fuel investments. With the recent fall in gas prices, energy stocks have been hit hard. But don’t expect the environmental justice students of DivestNOW! Cornell to even cite this fact. Instead, their latest pat-themselves-on-the-back campaign features students writing slogans, non-sequiturs, and...