EcoRight News Blog
A compilation of news from the EcoRight.
Come here for the latest climate news from lawmakers, thought leaders, and rising voices in the EcoRight. Federal, state, and local issues and events are covered, and we feature commentary from EcoRight allies.
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[Guest Post] The Founding Forest: Why Freedom Grows Where Nature Thrives
In the summer of 1776, as Thomas Jefferson penned the words that would ignite a new nation, another revolution was already unfolding — quietly, without banners or proclamations. It began not in the halls of Philadelphia, but in the forest soil of the colonies.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 10 Finale
Season ten is a wrap!
Five years ago, when Price and I started on this podcasting adventure, we thought it would be a fun, short-term project. Now it’s core to what I do and one of the key ways we get the message out about the EcoRight and/or to the EcoRight. It’s both an honor and a bit intimidating to think about that many people listening to my voice week after week… thank you so much for being a fan!
Climate Week En Review: Smoky Mountains, here I come
Happy Vacation Eve from me!
Readers, I’m doing something I don’t often do or ever do, really. I’m taking two full weeks off from work. And what am I going to do in that time, I hear you ask? Well, first, I’m going to play tour guide in D.C. for my friend visiting from the U.K. After a few days of immersing ourselves in all that is the nation’s capital, we are heading to the Smoky Mountains.
Climate Week En Review: Friday the 13th Edition
It's Friday the 13th, which means if a black cat crosses my path, I get to keep it! (I don't make up the cat distribution rules.) Or if I step on a crack in the sidewalk/break a mirror, it's...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 10, Episode 16, featuring retired Senator Bill Frist
What a thrill to be in conversation with today's guest, former Senator Bill Frist from Tennessee. After working for 16 years as a surgeon, specializing in heart and lung transplants, Dr. Frist was...
Climate Week En Review: Come on, June…
My heart is heavy this week at the unexpected loss of one of my cats… but not the one I expected to lose. Fluffy, littermat of Fang, who has graced these pages before, took a sudden turn and declined rapidly. We said goodbye to her on Thursday and are focused on sharing 14 years of cat antics and cuddles.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 10, Episode 15, featuring non-toxic paint entrepreneur, Patrick Hughes
In another chapter of people I met at EarthX, today’s guest is non-toxic paint entrepreneur and guru, Patrick Hughes.
Climate Week En Review: Summer’s Eve
TGIF! It’s the weekend that I keep thinking is Memorial Weekend. “But Chelsea. we had a long weekend last weekend. How can you keep thinking there is another one?” Oh, reader, my sense of time works in mysterious ways.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 10, Episode 14, featuring the OG EcoRighter, Bob Inglis
We have a very special guest this week… our own Bob Inglis! He answers the burning questions that we know are on your mind about the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act, the role of the EcoRight, and why we love doing on the ground events, especially in our target states.
Climate Week En Review: Remembering
Is anyone else confused by the timing of Memorial Day? I keep thinking it’s one more week away, but actually, it’s Monday. The republicEn.org team honors those who have given their lives to protect our freedoms.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 10, Episode 13, featuring LanzaTech CSO Zara Summers
I had the pleasure of meeting LanzaTech’s Chief Science Officer Dr. Zara Summers when I was at EarthX. We were both presenters at the Women’s Earth Summit and she had me enraptured with the cool innovations she is leading for her company. Basically, she had me at the Athleta pants made with recycled carbon.
Climate Week En Review: Circumstance
It seems like all around me are high school and college graduates. If you are a graduate or you know/love one, I’m thinking of you and wish you (or yours) all good things as you figure out your place in this world.