by Chelsea Henderson | May 16, 2019 | EcoRight News
We’re still unpacking gems from yesterday’s House Ways and Means Committee carbon tax hearing. While there is still an uphill climb to get more buy-in on a carbon tax, there’s also been a shift in conservative thinking and approach to solving climate...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 16, 2019 | EcoRight News
Texas Senator John Cornyn joined the growing chorus of conservative lawmakers calling for action on climate change. “There is a growing consensus the days of ignoring this issue are over,” he said. “If we all agree that reducing emissions is...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 15, 2019 | EcoRight News
Today, the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. tax policy, held its first climate change hearing, but didn’t invite one of the carbon tax’s most outspoken Republican advocates. Former Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo was...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 14, 2019 | EcoRight News
“Climate change is real. The climate has been changing since day one,” Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter said at a recent meeting with the Golden Isles Republican Women. “We’ve seen it through history, we know the climate is changing. There was a time...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 13, 2019 | EcoRight News
Former Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who once served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was an advocate for a carbon tax, was invited to testify at that committee’s first climate change hearing later this week. Then he was uninvited for “reasons...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 10, 2019 | EcoRight News
Hello! I come to you only slightly recovered from volunteering on the campaign for the non-partisan mayor’s race (you know how I love mayors) held in my town on Monday. My candidate won, and I won too because now I know I never want to work on a national...
