Erik Nordman
Starting 7/1 Director, Institute of Public Utilities @ Michigan State University & Associate Professor of Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics • Author: The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom • Fulbrighter (Kenya)
- "So... the ultimate goal of Executive Order 14,215 has likely already been achieved—agency chairs who want to remain as chair will run their agencies in a way that is politically aligned with the President’s views."
- What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero. "The White House has ordered federal agencies to stop considering the economic damage caused by climate change when writing regulations, except in cases where it is 'plainly required' by law." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/c...
- A while back I reviewed @tonyannett.bsky.social's book Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy. It's an excellent introduction to Catholic Social Teaching and how it relates to work, the environment, & other topics. With Pope Leo XIV in the news, it's worth checking out.
- Rattlesnake wranglers help conserve Michigan’s only venomous snake at military base www.mlive.com/environment/...
- Watching Andor and realizing it was filmed in Valencia's Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. cac.es/en/
- The new Pope Leo XIV mentions that he went to high school in Holland, #Michigan - St. Augustine Seminary High School. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Le...
- if you're interested in getting a sense of the new Pope's background, personality, etc, here's a sit-down Q&A he did about 9 months ago #PopeLeoXIV www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U3y...
- I had hoped that Pope Francis would canonize Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement and who was my grandfather's cousin. But maybe Pope Leo XIV will get that honor.
