The Policy Greenhouse

Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/ , https://www.nrdc.org/stories/bidens-american-jobs-plan-also-climate-plan#:~:text=The%20American%20Jobs%20Plan%20calls,its%20carbon%20emissions%20in%20ha The American Jobs Plan is a necessary step that the Biden Administration has taken toward restoring the American environment and economy. The plan helps to ensure an atmospherically sustainable future by allocating subsidies for future sustainable energy developments such as wind and solar as well as hydro-power. It also ensures short-term… Read more

Human impact on the environment comes in a number of forms. Take for example one’s everyday life. Even just the basic acts of showering, waking up in a climate controlled house, and taking some mode of transportation to work already contributes to global issues such as climate change. One pollutant that comes from fossil fuel… Read more

The Keystone Pipeline was a pipeline spanning from Hardisty, Canada all the way down to Houston, Texas. This project was incredibly ambitious, seeing as such a project would have improved energy infrastructure greatly, while also helping to grow the US’s oil exports. Furthermore, because the US relies a lot on imported crude oil, the Keystone… Read more

Currently, the White House aims to make the US into a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. As we are very reliant on fossil fuels to power our economy both domestically and globally, such a goal might seem very lofty and elusive. However, there are steps being taken to ensure that we reach this seemingly impossible… Read more