Sanity Check
by Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation
Latest episode
Follow the Money: The Real Cost of Climate Action
Follow the Money: The Real Cost of Climate Action
About this podcast
Welcome to Sanity Check (formerly Created to Reign), a production of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation. On this podcast, Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, Dr. David Legates, and experts in science, economics, theology, ethics, and public policy strive to think Biblically about creation care, global warming, and the world’s poor.
Episodes
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- Follow the Money: The Real Cost of Climate Action · 11 minBillions of dollars are flowing into climate finance, but how much of that money represents new investment, and how much is existing spending simply relabeled as climate action?…
- Rules for Thee, but Not for Me: Hypocrisy in Climate Politics · 14 minHypocrisy in climate politics raises questions about fairness, accountability, and the standards applied to public officials. In this episode, Dr. David Legates examines the…
- Can Christians Practice Conventional Agriculture? · 10 minCan Christians glorify God through conventional agriculture, or does faithful stewardship require regenerative or small-scale farming? In this episode of Sanity Check, Dr. E…
- Pay More, Get Less: America’s Energy Policy · 11 minWhat does Diet Coke have to do with America’s energy supply? In this episode, Dr. David Legates explores that question through a surprising comparison from James Taylor of the…
- How One EPA Finding Reshaped American Energy Policy · 13 minFor nearly two decades, the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding has served as a legal foundation for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Its history begins with the…
- AI, Climate Science, and the Loss of Human Judgment · 16 minWhat can a devastating Himalayan avalanche teach us about climate change—and about the growing role of artificial intelligence in scientific research? In this episode, Dr. David…
- The Supreme Court’s Climate Change Showdown · 11 minThe U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear one of the most consequential climate-related cases in the country this October: Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. At…
- The Affordability Crisis—Is It All in Your Head? · 13 minMillions of Americans believe that everything from groceries and cars to homes and vacations has become impossibly expensive. But are things actually less affordable than they…
- Is Carbon Dioxide Making Our Blood Toxic? · 18 minCould rising carbon dioxide levels actually be changing the chemistry of our blood? A new study makes the startling claim that increasing atmospheric CO₂ could eventually make…
- Science Without the Propaganda · 4 minWhat does it look like to approach climate, water, economics, and environmental questions from a Biblical perspective? In this episode, Dr. David Legates introduces the Cornwall…
- The Environmental Lawsuit Power Grab · 11 minIn this episode, Dr. David Legates examines the growing legal battle over “citizen suits” and who has the authority to enforce federal environmental law. The Clean Air Act, Clean…
- Did Cleaning Up Europe’s Air Make It Hotter? · 12 minEurope has been warming significantly faster than the global average, and this summer’s heatwaves once again prompted politicians and environmental activists to point to…
- El Niño Explained: Climate, Forecasts, and Uncertainty · 15 minEpisode Description El Niño has returned, and forecasters around the world are watching closely. In this episode, Dr. David Legates explains what El Niño is, why the tropical…
- Can We Buy More Sunshine? · 13 minCan humanity turn night into day? In this episode, Dr. David Legates examines Reflect Orbital's ambitious proposal to place mirrors in space that would redirect sunlight onto…
- Can America Find Its Way Home? · 13 minEpisode Description What can one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the past half-century teach us about the future of America? In this episode, Dr. E. Calvin Beisner…
- I Led the USGCRP. Here's What's Different Now. · 9 minWhen the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was dissolved, many assumed its role in federal climate policy had come to an end. Now the program has returned…
- Latin America Says No To Energy Poverty · 8 minIn this episode of Created to Reign, Vijay Jayaraj discusses the oil, coal, and natural gas comeback in Latin America. Contrary to what some people say, this is not reneging on…
- The Heat Wave Headline That Didn't Last · 9 minWhen CNN declared that the July heat wave would have been "virtually impossible" without fossil fuel emissions, it pointed to a rapid-attribution study as proof. But does the…
- US-India Big, Beautiful Deal? · 6 minSecretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent visit to India highlighted a growing area of agreement between two of the world’s largest democracies: the need for abundant, reliable…
- How to Manufacture a Climate Crisis · 11 minIn this episode of Sanity Check, David Legates examines a Guardian article claiming that U.S. immigration enforcement flights carry a "huge climate cost." Looking beyond the…
