by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 28, 2019 | EcoRight News
Louisiana’s Rep. Garret Graves will serve as the ranking member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. He and Florida’s Rep. Francis Rooney had both requested appointment to the highest minority position on the new special committee, as had...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 26, 2019 | EcoRight News
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich thinks its time for Republicans to stop being the party of climate change denial and to start formulating policy solutions, according to a speech he plans to deliver tonight at the University of British Columbia. In an interview with...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 25, 2019 | EcoRight News
We hate to start the week off on a bad note, but some things just can’t be helped. This week’s early favorite for co-climate jesters are: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy. The previous state administration, led by Independent Gov. Bill Walker, created a...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 22, 2019 | EcoRight News
Happy belated to President Abraham Lincoln, who in his day signed a bill establishing protection over the area that is now Yosemite National Park! Looking good for 210 years old: This week’s must read: Conservatives battle over whether GOP should appoint...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 20, 2019 | EcoRight News
Thanks to those who have emailed to ask our perspective on the Green New Deal. We think this Time magazine article as quoted by Bob Inglis best summarizes our thoughts at republicEn.org: .@JustinWorland may well be right: “By shifting the conversation to the...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 20, 2019 | EcoRight News
An economist from nearly every major university in the U.S., nearly 3300 of them, endorsed the Baker-Shultz Carbon Dividend Plan. Last month, 45 leaders in economic policy published a statement in the Wall Street Journal expressing support for a tax on carbon as a...