Wednesday climate wrap

I wanted to write you a Wednesday rap, but decided to stick to what I’m good at. Instead of rolling out these ecoright tidbits in smaller doses, consider this your one-stop, midweek shopping. Today in the Senate, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Susan Collins...

Climate jester of the week… May 5, 2017

The climate jester of the week is President Donald Trump for statements he made last weekend about the Paris climate agreement. Trump, who referred to the global agreement as “the one-sided Paris climate accord where the United States pays billions of dollars...

Rep. Faso leads climate commission bill

House Climate Solutions Caucus members Rep. John Faso (R-NY-19) introduced a bill to establish a commission for recommending science-based, economically viable climate solution policies. Under the bill, the commission would make recommendations to the President within...

Climate Week En Review May 5, 2017

This week’s must read: There is a Conservative Approach to Climate Change (Huffington Post) This week’s must watch: Partnership for Growth rolls out #PriceCarbon ads – here’s our favorite This week in climate change, Florida’s Rep. Ileana...

Sen. Collins supports Paris pact

Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins jointly wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressing support for maintaining U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement. “Climate change is a significant environmental challenge that requires...

Climate Week En Review April 28, 2017

This week’s must read: Bob appears on MTV! (Okay, not really, but he was interviewed by MTV news, and for those of us raised by MTV, this is cool.)This week in climate change, all eyes were on the fate of U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement.Four...