In tribute: Sen. John McCain

I emotionally hopped on the Straight Talk Express in 1999, one of just a few of my GOP friends to do so. While the word “maverick” has tempered over the years as we’ve come to expect the unexpected from Sen. John McCain, at the time I was drawn to...

Climate Week En Review, August 24, 2018

This summer I’ve come to you from Paris (oui, oui), Maine (wicked good), the Jersey Shore (family side, not crazy side), and my own backyard. But today, I bring you the week’s EcoRight highlights from the most exotic location yet, my sick bed, from which...

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...