At The Conversation: “The activists’ playbook behind Obama’s Keystone rejection”

My first-ever analysis piece in The Conversation was published yesterday. The piece analyzes how climate change activists — especially 350.org — influenced President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, and what this victory means in the near future for… Continue Reading

Has the Keystone XL fight been a mistake?

I was discussing my recently-defended dissertation over beers recently with an online strategist friend, so of course the anti-Keystone pipeline campaign came up. We rehashed an argument that has been making the rounds recently: has the campaign against the pipeline been a… Continue Reading