by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 16, 2017 | EcoRight News
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that she will oppose the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as administrator to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Due to my concerns about Mr. Pruitt’s commitment to the mission of the...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 10, 2017 | EcoRight News
This week’s must read #1: A conservative case for climate action (New York Times) This week’s must read #2: Unmasking the deceit over climate change (Greenville Journal) Welcome to this week’s expanded edition of ClimateEye. We start by applauding...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 9, 2017 | EcoRight News
The House Climate Solutions Caucus continues to expand with the announcement of four new members. The bipartisan caucus institutes a “Noah’s Ark” rule that one member from each party joins at the same time. In this most recent expansion, Republicans...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 9, 2017 | EcoRight News
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who still awaits a vote by the U.S. Senate to become the next Secretary of Energy, indicated he believes the U.S. “can achieve both economic growth and emissions reductions with the right policies” in response to written...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 9, 2017 | EcoRight News
As reported yesterday, elder Republican statesmen, economists and business leaders unveiled support for a conservative approach to climate change: a carbon dividend. The $40/ton tax on carbon emissions, which would ramp up over time, would generate a rebate of...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 8, 2017 | EcoRight News
Today, leading conservative business leaders, statesmen and economists will meet at the White House to advocate a conservative market-based solution to climate change. The plan would repeal the Clean Power Plan and other Obama-era climate regulations in lieu of a...
