May, 2023 | Climate Change Resources

BLOGS

An assorted compilation of blog entries sourced from various corners of the web, all focused on the subject of climate change. Fresh additions are made as significant, novel articles emerge. The lineup of contributors encompasses CCR co-founder Mike Shatzkin, along with distinguished authorities like Gordian Raacke, John Englander, Steve Cohen, Richard Heede, Mary Foster Morgan, and Joel Stronberg. Additionally, the roster includes associates of CCR such as authors Cyril Christo, Linda Sunshine, Abby Luby, Paige Peterson, and Biddle Duke.

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The Two Joes and What They Mean for US Climate Policy

By Joel Stronberg, Esq. and 05/18/23

At least one-half of last year’s Washington power couple — Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) — has taken to holding hostage the other Joe’s climate plans and promises. Manchin has vowed to stonewall President Biden’s nominees for executive positions at the Environmental Protection Agency as well as…

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Red States and the Inflation Reduction Act: Environmental Hypocrisy or Just Good Politics?

By Joel Stronberg, Esq. and 05/04/23

The budget battle brewing in Congress could see the US become a dead-beat debtor if the warring factions can’t come to some arrangement on raising the nation’s debt ceiling. In a proposed tit-for-tat deal, House Speaker McCarthy (R-CA) and members of the Freedom Caucus are looking to claw back the…

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Turning a Pain in the [Coal] Ash into an Asset (2)

By Joel Stronberg, Esq. and 05/01/23

For economic and environmental reasons, the reign of Old King Coal is coming to an end. The royal’s reign has crossed centuries. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), coal was first used to generate elec-tricity for homes and factories in the 1880s. By 1961, coal had become the major…