Climate Week En Review, August 17, 2018

Earlier this week, I encountered a person who referred to Wednesday as “mid-Friday.” I wasn’t buying it then but am happy to usher in the real deal with the big news of the week: the EnCourage Tour 2018 is underway. On Wednesday (not mid-Friday) the...

Climate Week En Review, August 10, 2018

This week’s edition of Climate Week En Review is brought to you by my cat Fluffy, proud member of the EcoRight and firm believer that laps are not for laptops but for her leisure. This week’s must read: A slow thaw: Republicans inch towards action on...

Majority favors carbon tax

Sixty-eight percent of Americans, including majorities in all 50 states and all 435 Congressional Districts support requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a carbon tax and using the money to reduce other taxes by an equal amount (what the EcoRight calls “revenue...

Climate Week En Review, August 3, 2018

Happy Friday, EcoRight. Last weekend, I survived my high school reunion, where we tested whether we’d retain memories of an event even if exactly zero people posted pictures to social media using the predesignated hashtag. As evidenced by this report, one can...