This week's climate jester hat goes to Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who in a question and answer period with high schoolers in his state, said he doesn't see cause for alarm over climate change."I'm...
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Climate Week En Review April 21, 2017
This week's must listen: Katharine Hayhoe talks about winning over climate change skeptics (The New Yorker)This week's must read: The Nightmare Scenario for Florida's Coastal Homeowners (Bloomberg)...
Virginia congressman: climate isn’t just a theory
Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor, whose district includes Virginia Beach, an area susceptible to climate change-induced sea level rise, rejects claims that climate change is just theory. "Do we...
Sen. Heller affirms climate position
In a two-hour raucous town hall meeting, Nevada Sen. Dean Heller affirmed he is "not a climate denier" amid concerns expressed by attendees over his vote to confirm EPA administrator Scott...
Climate Week En Review April 14, 2017
This week's must read: 'Carbon Tax Cohn' nickname for National Economic Council director (side bar: what should our emoji handle be?)This week's must listen: Rep. Bob Inglis talks carbon tax on the...
Climate jester of the week… April 14, 2017
After barely missing last week's honors, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt earned the climate jester hat for the week for his inconsistent comments on U.S. presence in the Paris...
Young Republicans support climate action
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Climate jester of the week… April 7, 2017
While tempting to name as jester Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, who Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday took to task for the Trump Administration's lack of a plan to deal with...
Climate Week En Review April 7, 2017
This week's must read: True conservatives should worry about climate change (Charlotte Observer) This week's must watch: Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday takes EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to task...
Climate Solutions Caucus nets two more
This week, Colorado's Rep. Mike Coffman became the 18th Republican to join the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus. New Hampshire's Rep. Annie Kuster was his Democratic partner."I am pleased...
Conservative Arkansas utility regulator seeks carbon solutions
Ted Thomas, a former Republican legislator and the current chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, which regulates the electric utilities in the state, considers himself to be in a...
Citing concerns over storm surge, sea level rise at Mar-a-lago, Trump holds secret climate briefing (APRIL FOOLS!)
PALM BEACH Amid increasing concerns that Mar-a-lago sits on the front lines of climate change impacts, President Donald Trump convened a top-secret meeting of the country's leading climate...