Public Gardens in the Time of Contagion: An Ark of a Different Sort
A public garden is an institution that maintains collections of plants for the purposes of public education and enjoyment, in addition to research, conservation, and...
US Climate Policy Caught Between Two Worlds—Are We Smarter Than Buridan’s Ass?
…a man, being just as hungry as thirsty and placed between food and drink, must necessarily remain where he is and starves to death. Aristotle,...
The Truth Be Damned and What It Means for the Future of US Climate Policy
On their way out of town for the Memorial Day recess Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and all but six Republican senators killed legislation[i] that...
Negotiating the Future of US Climate Policy
This is not a plan that tinkers around the edges. It is a once-in-a-generation investment in America … I’m convinced that if we act now,...
Climate Policy in a Binary World: Uttering and Other High Crimes and Misdemeanors
Under common law, uttering is when a person offers as genuine a forged instrument with the intent to defraud. The new Republican...
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...
Earth Day 2021: Awakened Not Woke
…in culture and politics today, the most prominent uses of “woke” are as a pejorative…It’s Earth Day 2021, and I hope the world’s leaders...
The Affairs of States: In the Greening of America (Part 2)
Americans are experiencing these disasters firsthand, and these personal experiences are informing their views on climate change regardless of their age or party affiliation. Representative...