Dog days in D.C.
Our bodies respond to heat by adapting if we let them. But with the widespread use of air conditioning, few people are obliged to adapt. That actually makes them more susceptible to heat-related illnesses.
American climate change policy
The United States Refuses to Play by the World’s Rules
It will take organized, collective political action, but there is still time to bring our outlaw country back into what indeed should be a united community of nations confronting the looming horrors on this planet.
Through a Glass, Darkly
Perhaps sooner than most think, there should come a point when public demand in the United States for corrective action to free us from fossil fuels is sufficiently intense that, if Congress and a unified NGO community are prepared, then at that point decisive, major legislative action could finally be possible.
As US-EU trade tensions rise, conflicting carbon tariffs could undermine climate efforts
The two visions for climate policy tariffs involve different paths toward somewhat different goals, so they cannot easily be reconciled.
Why climate activists need to celebrate — even if we’re not feeling like it
So, after all this, I am going to organize a little party to teach what we won, honor what’s good that we like and commit to continue on the struggle. I hope you’ll join me with your own form of celebrating, too.
Can Transformative Change Come to America?
Perhaps sooner than most think, major legislative action regulating greenhouse gas emissions will finally be possible. But that moment will not arrive without deep struggle, organizing, and collective persistence.
Inside the Democrats’ climate deal with the devil
It is certainly true that this is the largest investment in renewable energy in US history, but that’s really not saying much.
Next time let’s hope it’s far bolder, just, global – and finally pisses off the fossil fuel industry.
The Climate and the Republic, Melting Down in Real Time
The clock is ticking. In the upcoming months, we’ll need to strive for a leap even as we brace ourselves for a slide.
Joe Manchin’s “Strategic” Paws: Will They Choke Biden’s Climate Plans?
What will Joe Biden be remembered for? It likely depends on the fate of two pieces of legislation that encompass nearly the entirety of his once-in-a-generation agenda, including infrastructure, climate, voter rights, higher taxes for the wealthy, equal justice for people of color and low incomes, healthcare, and greater assistance for low-income families and children.
Is it Now or Never for US Climate Policy?
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.
A Very Uncivil Notion: Climate Activism and the Party of Trump
It may sound strange to suggest the fate of President Biden’s climate agenda will parallel that of Liz Cheney, Wyoming’s at-large Republican congressional representative, but hear me out.
Climate Policy in the Biden Era: On a Personnel Note
The transition from candidate to president provides critical clues as to how he is likely to rule. Above everything else, politics is a team sport.
