by Chelsea Henderson | Apr 3, 2017 | EcoRight News
Ted Thomas, a former Republican legislator and the current chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, which regulates the electric utilities in the state, considers himself to be in a “unique” position on climate change. In an interview, Thomas...
by Chelsea Henderson | Apr 1, 2017 | EcoRight News
PALM BEACH Amid increasing concerns that Mar-a-lago sits on the front lines of climate change impacts, President Donald Trump convened a top-secret meeting of the country’s leading climate scientists at his historic coastal estate, according to reporting based...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 31, 2017 | EcoRight News
This week’s must listen: Former Rep. Bob Inglis on regulatory rollbacks (NPR)This week’s must read: Why rollback of climate policies could be a long slog (Christian Science Monitor) This week in climate change, we’ll start with the good news. The...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 31, 2017 | EcoRight News
The bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus co-founded by Florida members Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Rep. Ted Deutch swelled to 34 members, 17 from each party. New members on the Republican side include California Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Rodney Davis from Illinois, and...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 31, 2017 | EcoRight News
The climate jester of the week award goes to Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner, who said human body heat causes global warming.Wagner told an audience of natural gas drilling advocates, “I haven’t been in a science class in a long time, but the Earth...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 29, 2017 | EcoRight News
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s sweeping Executive Order various members of the ecoright community responded. Here is a snapshot of their reactions: Mayor Jim Brainard (Carmel, IN): “It doesn’t impact anything we’re doing. Cities...
