by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 22, 2016 | EcoRight News
2016, where did you go? (Or as some of us would say, good riddance.) Whether you loved it or hated it, the year went by fast and was packed with drama. Let us recap each month’s climate news highlight for you
In January, the Republican primary contest was still...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 22, 2016 | EcoRight News
This week’s must read, from the Christian Science Monitor, penned by our own Bob Inglis: Nixon went to China. Can Trump do climate change? This week’s must watch: the latest Global Weirding from Katharine Hayhoe. This week in climate change news, first, in...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 20, 2016 | EcoRight News
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker took the next step in the state’s efforts to meet emissions targets by issuing proposed reductions from the natural gas, transportation and electricity generation industries. The Global Warming Solutions Act requires the state to...
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
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 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...