Welcome, October, aka SOUP SEASON. I love soup. I make at least one batch a week, if not two. Chicken and rice with curry and coconut milk. Black bean and pumpkin. Corn chowder. I like soup for any meal of the day (hey, don’t knock it for breakfast). Have a favorite recipe? I’ll take it!
This week’s must read: Embracing an all-of-the-above energy policy for a stronger America (Washington Times)
Rep. Don Bacon from Nebraska nailed it with this op-ed, which goes into the need for all energy sources, especially with our burgeoning demands.
“According to a recent report from the Department of Energy, if we continue to ignore our lack of power generation capabilities, the risk of power outages to homes and businesses across the country will increase to 100 times their current level by 2030,” he writes. “This frightening fact will only be compounded by the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI continues to become further intertwined into our daily lives, more large-scale data centers will be needed to power advancements in this technology. We do not currently produce nearly enough energy to support this burgeoning industry. Without new energy production, our nation cannot remain the global leader in AI, and we risk ceding this position to foreign adversaries like China. This is why I will continue to support an all-of-the-above approach to energy production that does not pit renewable generation against fossil fuels.”
(Emphasis added by yours truly.)
Coming up next week on the EcoRight Speaks, an OG
We took a pause this week to catch our breath after our 200th episode of the EcoRight Speaks, but we are back at it next week!
Coiner of the term EcoRight, lover of Theodore Roosevelt, Alex Bozmoski helped found and mold our scrappy organization and continues to do the heavy lifting of increasing fundraising and visibility for conservative climate organizations with DEPLOY/US. A conversation with Alex is always a good time, as evidenced by this throwback photo above, so you won’t want to miss this episode.
Quote of the week
“Citizens need to take an active role in political decision making at national, regional and local levels. Only then will it be possible to mitigate the damage done to the environment.”
—Pope Leo XIV, speaking at an event marking the ten year anniversary of Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s encyclical letter on care for the environment.
Mark your calendars!
Time to pull out your schedule to note two important “weeks” for climate and clean energy…
October 6-12, 2025 is Florida Climate Week and we are participating in a virtual panel on the 7th! You can find the schedule of events here.
The 10th National Clean Energy Week will be held September 14-18, 2026. We know it will be an excellent line up of EcoRight favorites and other bipartisan supporters of clean energy.
RIP Jane Goodall, my first environmental hero
I have to admit that I spent way too much time searching for the photo of me and Jane Goodall taken by the U.S. Senate photographer when she came for a meeting with my boss, Senator John Warner. I often joke that I accidentially fell into environmental policy because no one else in the office I worked in at the time wanted to do it. But when I heard about Goodall’s passing, I remembered to being a little girl and thinking, I want to do that. (In addition to being the next Margaret Mead and a famous actress.) Maybe I was influenced earlier than I realized.
I will end with this quote (H/T Yale Climate Connections for sharing it in their own newsletter):
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Be kind. See you next week.