By Joel Stronberg, illuminem
Biden and the Democratic progressives have put together the semblance of an integrated energy and environment policy framework for the first time in US history. It can only be whittled on so much before it’s just another bunch of disjointed pieces.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
The closing 100 days of 2021 will be looked back on as among the most critical in the environmental history of the United States—rivaled only by those in the 1970s when the cornerstones of today’s environmental protections were laid.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
It’s critically important for climate activists to understand what policies and programs are possible under reconciliation. According to the House Budget Committee, only policies that change spending or revenues can be included.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
In the end, I commend my mother’s words to President Biden--words I myself should have paid more attention to—there are things in this world better left unsaid—at least for the moment.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
The running joke in Capital City for the past four and a half years is that every week is infrastructure week. It’s agreed by both Republicans and Democrats that US infrastructure is in woeful condition.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
Some things just seem to go together--Bogey and Bacall—for example. There are other things—voting rights legislation and the future of national climate policy—not so much.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
Until trust and civility are restored, governing the nation will continue to be beyond anyone’s grasp. Talk about an unsustainable environment.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
Are fossil fuels and clean energy alternatives equally attractive choices as Aristotle’s food and water, Al-Ghazali’s dates, or Buridan’s bales of hay?
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
We know what climate and clean energy policies by presidential order mean for the nation—a perpetual cycle of feast and famine that creates uncertainty in the marketplace and crowded court calendars.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
It’s Earth Day 2021, and I hope the world’s leaders will boldly go where none have gone before. I am optimistic.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
In a more perfect union, the federal government would be a better partner with state and local governments in the effort to slow, forestall, and adapt to Earth’s changing climate.
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
This first installment looks to provide a bit of historical and political context on the federal-state relationship regarding environmental matters and how it has changed over the past half-century.