US Climate Policy Caught Between Two Worlds — Are We Smarter Than Buridan’s Ass?

Joel B. Stronberg
6 min readJun 9, 2021
Photo by Andrea G on Unsplash

…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, On the Heavens, (c.350 BCE)

The nation has a decision to make. Is it ready to choose between fossil fuels and cleaner alternatives like solar and wind? Or will…

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Joel B. Stronberg

Stronberg is a thought leader in the climate community with over 40 years of experience covering environmental and sustainability issues as a freelancer.