Rooney to introduce carbon tax bill ??

On Thursday, Florida Rep. Francis Rooney, co-chair of the House Climate Solutions Caucus and conservative leader on climate change, is expected to introduce his much-talked about carbon tax bill. Unlike a previous bill he co-sponsored, which returned revenue to...

Survey says…

Today Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) and the American Conservation Coalition (ACC) announced the results of a national survey finding that more than two-thirds of voters voters ages 18-38 want the party to do more to combat climate change....

Magic Monday!

Eight hours on the pool deck in triple digit heat and a “brown out” later, I survived the weekend and am very much looking forward to the cold front blowing in for Tuesday. In the meantime, to keep cool read Beating the Green New Deal may require accepting...

Climate Week En Review, July 19, 2019

Record-high nighttime lows are what we’re bracing for in the DC Metro area this weekend; our heat wave inspires me to play Cruel Summer on repeat. Moonshot: Fifty years ago this weekend, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Our fearless leader Bob Inglis likes to say...

Energy committees get hot and heavy

The House and Senate energy committees are full throttle this week, both sides moving a score of clean energy related bills. Under the leadership of Senator Lisa Murkowski, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed 22 bills—all but one with bipartisan...