ENST Digest- 3/8/22: the one in the middle of Biden's oil ban announcement
Hello-- I'm writing a delinquent day late, on the heels of hearing Biden's announcement about banning imports of oil from Russia. I'm stunned and scared and I think happy about it, but of course, wondering what to make of it all. He talked just moments ago about having more domestic oil production than under Trump, which put my environmentalist hairs on edge, and then, in a savvy rhetorical move, turned even that into an argument for weaning the U.S. (and Europe) off of fossil fuels altogether. I was worried the war in Ukraine would make Biden fold on climate and surrender any hopes for a fossil-fuel-free world, but instead, he doubled down. For now, without any time to process or pundits to listen to, or any other discussion, I'm astonished and hopeful about this move, and I really wonder what you are all making of it. By the end of today, my thoughts may change, and I am looking forward to having discussions, hearing other angles, and weighing it all out in communit...