Joel B. Stronberg

Jan 14, 2025 | resilience.org | Joel B. Stronberg

This is the fifth in an occasional series on the transition from Biden to the incoming Trump administration—the early days. The 119th Congress has opened for business. Once President-elect Trump is sworn into office on January 20th, the Republicans will control both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Whether they have control over themselves is another matter. The first test of Republican solidarity was the election of House Speaker.

Nov 14, 2024 | illuminem.com | Joel B. Stronberg

“Gut punched” fairly summarizes what Trump’s return to the White House means for US and global climate action. Sam Ricketts, a former aide to Governor Jay Inslee (WA-D) and co-founder of Evergreen Action, is credited for the blunt assessment. It’s hard to argue with Ricketts’ conclusion given what the former, now future, president has had to say about climate change in general and his use of the Green New Deal as a meme for what ails America in particular.

Nov 13, 2024 | resilience.org | Joel B. Stronberg

“Gut punched” fairly summarizes what Trump’s return to the White House means for US and global climate action. Sam Ricketts, a former aide to Governor Jay Inslee (WA-D) and co-founder of Evergreen Action, is credited for the blunt assessment. It’s hard to argue with Ricketts’ conclusion given what the former, now future, president has had to say about climate change in general and his use of the Green New Deal as a meme for what ails America in particular.

Oct 17, 2024 | illuminem.com | Joel B. Stronberg

“If you choose to stay … you are going to die,” said the mayor of Tampa, Florida, two days before Hurricane Milton was predicted to make landfall—less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wrought biblical destruction from the coasts to the mountain tops. If ever there was a time to talk about the consequences of Earth’s heating, it’s now—but not in the usual terms. Every election since James Carville said, “It’s the economy, stupid,” it’s been the economy.

Oct 16, 2024 | znetwork.org | Joel B. Stronberg

“If you choose to stay … you are going to die,” said the mayor of Tampa, Florida, two days before Hurricane Milton was predicted to make landfall—less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wrought biblical destruction from the coasts to the mountain tops. If ever there was a time to talk about the consequences of Earth’s heating, it’s now—but not in the usual terms. Every election since James Carville said, “It’s the economy, stupid,” it’s been the economy.