Outlook December 2025: Getting by with a liitle help from our friends

by | Dec 10, 2025

Group photo taken in a restaurant featuring seven people standing side by side. From left to right: a woman in a beige sweater and vest, a man in a blue shirt and jacket, a woman in a red coat, a man in a black jacket, a woman in a gray jacket, a man in a gray jacket, and Bob Inglis wearing a suit and glasses. They are smiling and standing in front of a decorative curtain and painted wall.

Utah dinner club: L-R Alex Ananth, Bill Barron, Lauren Barros, Tom Moyer, Cate Dolan, Logan Mitchell, Bob Inglis.

Dear EcoRight Supporter,

The Beatles sang about it as a ‘little help,’but it’s more than a little help that we got yet again from our amazing Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) friends in Utah.

Let me substantiate the “amazing” and the “yet again.” I’ve been to Utah repeatedly. Every time I’ve been there, it’s been this CCL team that’s made things happen. They’ve planned events. They’ve worked out the schedule. They’ve driven me around. They’ve even put me up in their homes. I’ve stayed with Tom and Lauren. I’ve stayed with Bill. I’ve stayed so many times with Cate and Logan that I have my own code that opens the door to their house.

Being with Bill, Cate, Logan, Tom, and Lauren is like being welcomed into a family of love and support. They’re the best of Utah, the best of CCL. With our Outreach Liaison, Grayson Massey, they’re making things happen.

We’re not alone in our work at republicEn.org. We’ve got compatriots in the climate cause across the country. We’re getting by with a little a lot of help from our friends!

 As a tumultuous 2025 ends and 2026 dawns with the potential of changed political realities, we’re excited about the possibilities ahead. Thank you for giving us the resources to get to places like Utah. Thank you for being part of that family!

With gratitude,

Bob

Community Outreach & Engagement

We’d Love Your Input as We Look Toward 2026

As we wrap up the year and start looking toward 2026, we’re inviting our EcoRight community to help guide what’s next. We just launched a quick Holiday Flash Poll — only three questions — asking folks who they’d like to see in our webinars, who they want to hear on the EcoRight Speaks podcast, and where they’re spending time online these days. These insights genuinely shape our work, and they help us stay connected to the people and ideas that matter most to our members. If you’d like to add your voice (or be a featured guest!), we’d be grateful for your perspective. You can take the poll here.

Angela Larck at the 2025 Ohio River Valley Climate Change and Health Conference

Podcast

What do fusion energy, the political leanings of nature, the Galapagos Islands, and the TIME100 list of climate influencers have in common? Guest appearances on our show. (Yes, that was a softball.) We kicked off November with Andrew Holland giving us the down-and-dirty (clean?) on the near-term prospects of fusion energy. Then we featured Hattie Hobart, the chief of staff for Nature is Nonpartisan, the latest nonprofit founded by Benji Backer. Then Chelsea Henderson, who manages and hosts the EcoRight Speaks, traveled to the Galapagos Islands for a once-in-a-lifetime tour. Upon returning home, we launched a series featuring those on the TIME100 list who have been past podcast guests.

We are winding down the season, which ends on December 16th, and will feature our traditional “best of” episode. Then on to season 12 in early 2026.

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