Citing rising concerns from national security experts and uncertainty for business interests, North Carolina's Sen. Thom Tillis said in a recent Spectrum News interview "there are a lot of reasons"...
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Climate Week En Review, August 3, 2018
Happy Friday, EcoRight. Last weekend, I survived my high school reunion, where we tested whether we'd retain memories of an event even if exactly zero people posted pictures to social media using...
Alaska’s draft climate plan includes carbon tax
Alaska's draft climate change plan includes a recommendation the state implement a statewide carbon tax while also supporting a national tax on carbon. The draft plan is being prepared by Gov. Bill...
New science advisor earns praise
After a more than 560-day vacancy, President Donald Trump announced his pick for White House science advisor. Meteorologist and former vice-chair of the governing board of the U.S. National Science...
Climate Week En Review July 27, 2018
This week can be summed up In the words of Rep. Carlos Curbelo, "Every journey begins with a first step." This week's must read: A conservative case for a carbon tax by Brad Polumbo (Washington...
Lawmakers urge Mattis to acknowledge climate impacts
More than 40 lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis asking him to keep intact mentions of climate change in Department of Defense reports and also to ensure that strategic defense...
Spotlight on Market Choice Act, champion Curbelo
On Monday, for the first time in nearly ten years, GOP members introduced a climate solutions bill. Amid a rising sense of climate urgency and increasingly partisan rancor, Rep. Carlos Curbelo...
Curbelo details carbon tax bill
At a press conference at the National Press Club, Rep. Carlos Curbelo unveiled his long-awaited carbon tax bill. The Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kick-Start the Economy of the Twenty-first...
Murkowski preaches need for climate action
Delivering the keynote address at the ninth annual Energy, Environmental and Ocean Leaders Days, Alaska's Sen. Lisa Murkowski, co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Oceans Caucus and chairman of the...
Climate Week En Review July 20, 2018
What a busy week! We just couldn't get away from carbon tax news, the ups and the downs. And that's a good thing; we are pro transparent debate. With that said, let's get right to it (and not just...
Carbon tax bill coming…
Rep. Carlos Curbelo, known for his ardent push for climate action, including his co-founding of the House Climate Solutions Caucus, is introducing a carbon tax bill "in the near future." What we do...
House condemns carbon tax
The House of Representatives voted 229-180 to approve Rep. Steve Scalise's resolution condemning a carbon tax as "detrimental to the economy." The language of the resolution does not get into the...