by Chelsea Henderson | Aug 2, 2018 | EcoRight News
Alaska’s draft climate change plan includes a recommendation the state implement a statewide carbon tax while also supporting a national tax on carbon. The draft plan is being prepared by Gov. Bill Walker’s Climate Action Leadership Team, and in the...
by Chelsea Henderson | Aug 1, 2018 | EcoRight News
After a more than 560-day vacancy, President Donald Trump announced his pick for White House science advisor. Meteorologist and former vice-chair of the governing board of the U.S. National Science Foundation, Kelvin Droegemeier was named to the post. Noting his...
by Tyler Gillette | Jul 31, 2018 | EcoRight News
A group of prominent businesses ranging from BP to Campbell Soup, IKEA to GM sent Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick a letter outlining their support for a market-based approach to pricing carbon. While they did not endorse the MARKET CHOICE Act, they...
by Chelsea Henderson | Jul 27, 2018 | EcoRight News
This week can be summed up In the words of Rep. Carlos Curbelo, “Every journey begins with a first step.” This week’s must read: A conservative case for a carbon tax by Brad Polumbo (Washington Examiner) “If the conservative ethos really...
by Chelsea Henderson | Jul 26, 2018 | EcoRight News
More than 40 lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis asking him to keep intact mentions of climate change in Department of Defense reports and also to ensure that strategic defense plans acknowledge the effects of climate change on national security....
by Chelsea Henderson | Jul 24, 2018 | EcoRight News
On Monday, for the first time in nearly ten years, GOP members introduced a climate solutions bill. Amid a rising sense of climate urgency and increasingly partisan rancor, Rep. Carlos Curbelo stepped forward to offer the MARKET CHOICE Act (H.R. 6463), a bill which...
