“But if progressives might once have had faith that government officials could be trusted to weigh the pros and cons, Jeffersonianism’s cultural aversion to power has denuded the system’s capacity to make tough calls. The movement had very purposefully granted various countervailing concerns with what amounted to vetoes. And while each veto may serve to protect a worthwhile interest, piled together they almost inevitably foment paralysis. Almost worse, the contemporary impulse to limit creativity has had the perverse effect of incentivizing projects less likely to take climate concern into account.”