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...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 7, 2019 | EcoRight News
In a shift from the previous administration, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who last month appointed a Chief Science Officer, announced he is now seeking a Chief Resilience Officer. The job will include coordinating Florida’s preparations for...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 3, 2019 | EcoRight News
We are only entering May and I had to turn the AC on for the first time last night. Wake me up when it’s October. #wintergirl This week’s must read: In a switch, some Republicans start citing climate change as driving their polities. (The New York Times)...
