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.
Climate Week En Review: Clam Shack, here I come…
This time next week, I will be enjoying a lobster roll from my favorite place, The Clam Shack in Kennebunk, Maine. And I hope you will likewise be enjoying the last throes of summer because I am giving you back the time you’d normally spend reading this update. There will be no Week En Review next week, but try not to miss me too much!
EcoRight Speaks, Season 11, Episode 4, featuring Corey Kerkela, chairperson of Fellowship of the Trees
Moving on to the episode of the week, let me introduce you to Corey Kerkela, president of the Rotary Club of Vero Beach Oceanside in Florida and chairperson for the Fellowship of the Trees, an rotarian organization whose mission is to connect communities by combining purposeful intention with action to re-wild, regenerate, and restore land and culture, ensuring a thriving Earth for future generations.
Climate Week En Review: Holding Down the Fort
Here I am, holding down the proverbial EcoRight fort while Bob Inglis and Angela Larck enjoy some family time on vacation. T minus 13 for my own short getaway in the land of lobster, blueberries, cooler nights, and sea breezes.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 11, Episode 3, featuring EDF Action’s David Kieve
For this week’s show, we spoke with David Kieve, the head of EDF Action, the campaign arm of the Environmental Defense Fund. This is the first time we have featured a representative of the environmental community on the show, and we were strategic about the choice. E
Climate Week En Review: Summer Fun
I get almost as many out of office auto replies this month as I do in December, so I’m anticipating seeing many such messages in my inbox after this goes out. I hope wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, you are seeing some amazing sites and making time for relaxation.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 11, Episode 2, featuring Mary Anna Mancuso, Miami Herald Editorial Board Member
Political strategist and the Alexander Hamilton of the EcoRight, Mary Anna Mancuso was our most prolific writer of op-eds, published over 50 times in 2024 alone. At the end of last year, she was hired full time by the Miami Herald as a member of the Editorial Board team.
Climate Week En Review: August Recess Vibes
August means many things to me. Recess (A holdover from my long ago Senate Staffer Era.) Hot weather. (Can it please stay like the forcast in the DMV for the next few days?) Both my brother and my sister’s birthdays. (One Leo and one Virgo.) And of course, at the end of the month, it means a brief respite in my home state of Maine. I’m already counting down the days. (26, in case you’re curious…)
The EcoRight Speaks is back! Welcome to season 11!
If you read Climate Week En Review, you know I’m done with this sweaty summer. And part of the reason I dislike summer is I find it oppressive to do outdoorsy things like hiking and running. Which brings me to our lead off guest.
Climate Week En Review: Still Melting…
Hello from the hub of heat and humidity. (I know… I’m being hyperbolic…) We aren’t even in the worst month yet. August awaits!
Climate Week En Review: I’m out of ways to say it’s hot…
I feel like the ice cream in our cover photo looks… it’s not even that hot temperature wise, but the humidity is killing me. Not to mention, the evenings don’t cool off. I love a pleasantly warm summer day but I want to drape a sweater over my shoulders or toss on a sweatshirt at night. Is that too much to ask?
Climate Week En Review: Sweaty July
Welcome back, readers. Thank you for your kind wishes for a great vacation, which I did indeed have. But I have definitely sweated out some brain cells so if you find any typos, just don’t tell me.
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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.