My attempted breakup with plastic

I am in Costa Rica celebrating my 50th birthday but wrote this before I left so you wouldn’t miss me as much. Sure, I recycle. Every week I dutifully drag the recycle bin(s) to the curb. Sometimes they overflow. I used to see that brimming bin as a good thing,...

We have expanded our team!

If you’re a regular connoisseur of Week En Review, you have read opinion essays written by members of our spokesperson team. Or maybe you’ve read their thoughts on Twitter, heard them speak on a podcast or the news, seen them testify at a Congressional...

New EcoRight group forms

A coalition of the senior-most College Republican leaders from across the country is launching a new 50c4 lobbying campaign to support a market-based climate solution and spur Republican climate leadership. Co-founded by 25 chairs and vice-chairs of College Republican...

House GOP roles out climate plan

The Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled a package of 12 bipartisan bills they plan to advocate for passage of in 2020. A carbon tax did not make the cut, but the priority list includes measures to promote the development of carbon capture...

San Diego Mayor Faulconer takes lead

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has joined a new group of mayors focused on climate action. “Just as we are seeing the effects of climate change, we are also seeing cities rise to meet those challenges,” he said. “In San Diego, we are setting the...