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...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 14, 2016 | EcoRight News
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a longtime advocate for climate change action, responded to inconsistent climate comments from President-elect Donald Trump. “Our country must develop reasonable policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance the goal of...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 13, 2016 | EcoRight News
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.Tillerson’s nomination makes him the first and thus far, only cabinet pick who does not reject climate change science and embraces a free...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 12, 2016 | EcoRight News
Six-term Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the only woman on the House Republican leadership team, has been named as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI), which has jurisdiction over natural...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 12, 2016 | EcoRight News
In an interview on Fox News Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump continued to insist he is “still open-minded” on climate change while also asserting the science isn’t settled. “Nobody really knows,” Trump said. “Look, I’m...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 9, 2016 | EcoRight News
This week’s must listen: our beloved Bob Inglis talks to Lee Rayburn in this radio interview.This week’s must watch: a clip of Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo on the National Geographic Channel ‘s Years of Living Dangerously, a documentary series on...