Climate Policy in the Biden Era: On a Personnel Note
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
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.
Tag: American politics
Where’s the Political Leadership We Need?
By Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee
We face big transitions requiring sacrifice and hard truths from the top. Instead our leaders act like used car salesmen.
Healing the Hearts and Minds of America
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
How can we reach the hearts and minds of America when we find it so difficult to understand or accept the ‘other side’? Can we overcome our mutual distrust and dislike of each other?
Initial Thoughts on the Impact of the 2020 Federal Elections on National Climate Policy
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
It's the morning after the day before, and the only sure thing is the election bodes badly for Mother Earth and the Democrats. Make no mistake—climate change was front and center in the 2020 elections.
No Matter Who Wins
By Nate Hagens, Institute for the Study of Energy and our Future
No matter who wins the election this week we are on the cusp of major change which will require both top-down and bottom up interventions and cultural emergence. I hope you can play a role.
The US election: perspectives from an ear of grain
By Chris Smaje, Small Farm Future
The story of trying to hold the existing political centre will be a story of fascism, Caesarism, bread and circuses. Whereas the non-fascist story will be one of trying to create livelihoods as convivially as possible, mostly from the local resources – human and non-human – to hand.
What Evil Lurks
By John Michael Greer, Ecosophia
The Shadow is everything about yourself you hate so much that you’re not willing to admit that it’s part of yourself.
The Role of Government in Climate Matters: Isn’t It Obvious?
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
The two greatest existential threats facing the nation—viral pandemics and climate change—demand a science-based response. So, it is hardly surprising that the relationship between science and the federal government is being debated in this year of chaos, crisis, and calamity.
Climate Policy in the End Days of the Trump Administration
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
Anyone who thinks the climate community will not have Donald J. Trump to kick around anymore after the votes are tallied in November is sure to be disappointed. His works and what he's wrought will linger long after the man has left the building.
Vote for Land Justice
By Jean Willoughby, Agrarian Trust
Voting is such a powerful tool for impacting our communities that it’s often said that “your vote is your voice.” If that statement strikes you as naïve, consider the resources invested in voter suppression in just the past decade...
Will the 2020 Elections Offer the Opportunity for an Environmental Do-over?
By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion
There will never be a better time in this election cycle to contact Republicans running for Congress and get them to commit to supporting aggressive policies to combat Earth's rising temperatures.
An open letter to the young people of the United States
By Sierra Emrick, Resilience.org
New scientific understanding shows we can drastically reduce the time it takes for our environment to stabilize if we elect a leader who will get us back on track with IPCC carbon emission guidelines