by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 19, 2016 | EcoRight News
In a debate held earlier this week, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio argued that policies to reduce carbon emissions are bad for the economy, would “destroy” jobs and are “not the approach I want to take.” He instead pressed for mitigation, calling it...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 19, 2016 | EcoRight News
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who made a failed run at the GOP presidential nomination, claimed Americans are not worried about climate change. “Polls consistently show that despite constant media fear-mongering over climate change being a bigger danger...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 18, 2016 | EcoRight News
New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte, facing a competitive re-election race against Gov. Maggie Hassan, said if re-elected she would “build on” efforts taken by the Senate energy and environment working group she helped establish with fellow senators Mark...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 14, 2016 | EcoRight News
This week in ecoright climate change news, in what was appropriately an orange icon week, Greeley, Colorado Mayor Tom Norton, a Republican who thought lawmakers concerned about climate change in the early 1990s were “completely nuts,” has changed his tune....
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 13, 2016 | EcoRight News
Greeley, Colorado Mayor Tom Norton, a Republican who thought lawmakers concerned about climate change in the early 1990s were “completely nuts,” has changed his tune. “We need to think as long term as we can imagine, and be very thoughtful about what...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 12, 2016 | EcoRight News
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell under President George W. Bush, wrote in an op-ed that “progress is slow” on international efforts to address climate change if you calculate the...
