by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 26, 2016 | EcoRight News
Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo wrote in an op-ed published in the Miami Herald that efforts to combat climate change should rise above partisan politics. “To view climate change through partisan lenses only detracts from efforts to discover practical solutions....
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 25, 2016 | EcoRight News
In a debate earlier this week, in response to questioning on climate change, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) said Congress should “pursue policies that will not raise our energy prices.” She further pointed out the need “to find a balanced approach to...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 25, 2016 | EcoRight News
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said “civilization thrives” in warmer temperatures and that “we will adapt” to a changing climate. “Climate has already changed, always will. I’m just not an alarmist,” he said in a recent interview....
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 24, 2016 | EcoRight News
The former head of President George H.W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers and conservative economist Gregory Mankiw makes the case for Washington State’s carbon tax initiative on the PBS program Making Sen$e.”The first principle of economics is...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 21, 2016 | EcoRight News
This week’s must watch: Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe This week’s much read: Bob Inglis Takes a Stand on Climate ChangeThis week in climate change news, an economic advisor to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said reforming U.S. energy...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 21, 2016 | EcoRight News
An economic advisor to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said reforming U.S. energy policy is a goal, but that a carbon tax is off the table.”That is not a market-based way to have more energy benefits for the nation from our huge energy...