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Sunrise Princeton hosts “Emergency Rally for Climate Justice”; Princeton resumes energy research funding

/October 19, 2024

On Friday, October 4, Sunrise Princeton, a climate justice student organization, held an “Emergency Rally for Climate Justice” in front of Nassau Hall.  The rally drew approximately 30 attendees, who chanted, among other things, “Climate, justice, climate, justice,” “do your job,” and “cut all ties.” Attendance was noticeably lower than past Sunrise Princeton rallies, including […]

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Holy Waters: An Exploration of Muir’s Theological Conservationism | OPINION

/May 27, 2020

Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons   The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone.   There is immense tension between nature and mankind. It is increasingly difficult to maintain the delicate balance of appreciating the world’s natural wonders and harnessing their power.  In 1908, Congress voted to approve Hetch Hetchy, a dam […]

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Mark Mills

Q&A with Energy Expert Mark Mills

/March 25, 2020

Credit: The Manhattan Institute   An Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, energy expert Mark Mills answered The Princeton Tory‘s questions on energy policy in 2020 and beyond. Is Climate Change as bad as the media makes it out to be? Should we be looking towards politicians for guidance on the severity of the issue? None […]

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The Necessary Premises of Leftist Environmentalism

and /March 25, 2020

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. All ideologies derive from certain principles which others do not accept; otherwise they would not be ideologies, but patently obvious truths, accessible and accepted by all.  Behind the controversy about environmental policy lies an ideological divide which will prevent further discourse if we […]

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Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Step Backwards

/March 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Fossil Free UC   The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. It would be tempting to dismiss the Fossil Fuel Divestment movement at Princeton as just the latest example of environmental tokenism to sweep Princeton, but that would miss the mark. Paper straws and canned drinking water are […]

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