I emotionally hopped on the Straight Talk Express in 1999, one of just a few of my GOP friends to do so. While the word "maverick" has tempered over the years as we've come to expect the unexpected...

This summer I've come to you from Paris (oui, oui), Maine (wicked good), the Jersey Shore (family side, not crazy side), and my own backyard. But today, I bring you the week's EcoRight highlights...

Earlier this week, I encountered a person who referred to Wednesday as "mid-Friday." I wasn't buying it then but am happy to usher in the real deal with the big news of the week: the EnCourage Tour...

This week's edition of Climate Week En Review is brought to you by my cat Fluffy, proud member of the EcoRight and firm believer that laps are not for laptops but for her leisure. This week's must...

Sixty-eight percent of Americans, including majorities in all 50 states and all 435 Congressional Districts support requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a carbon tax and using the money to reduce...

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"...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...