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...
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...
