by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 20, 2016 | EcoRight News
In an interview with Observer, former New York governor and one-time presidential candidate George Pataki said, “Intelligent people, from Republicans to Democrats, conservatives and liberals, can sit down and discuss the facts on a science basisnot reject the...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 19, 2016 | EcoRight News
Two in three Americans, including 49 percent of Republicans, would favor a revenue neutral carbon tax as a means of mitigating carbon dioxide emissions. The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 19, 2016 | EcoRight News
Former Sen. Rick Santorum, who challenged President-elect Donald Trump for the nomination earlier this year, expressed concern for the climate position of Rex Tillerson, Trump’s pick to serve as Secretary of State. Santorum called the pick...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 16, 2016 | EcoRight News
This week’s must read: Bob’s follow up interview with Sierra This week’s must watch: Katharine Hayhoe’s latest Global Weirding video This week in climate change ping pong, President-elect Donald Trump made a number of cabinet picks and sent...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 15, 2016 | EcoRight News
Montana’s sole Member of Congress, Rep. Ryan Zinke, was named by President-elect Donald Trump as the next Interior Secretary. Trump pivoted to Zinke after issues arose with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who earlier this week was rumored to be his pick.Zinke, an...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 14, 2016 | EcoRight News
President-elect Donald Trump named one-time nomination rival and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to take the helm at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). When he ran for president in 2012, Perry suggested eliminating the agency, which has jurisdiction over the...
