by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 27, 2016 | EcoRight News
A Washington State ballot initiative to implement a statewide carbon tax (I-732) picked up support from two key conservatives. Former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, responding to vast environmental opposition to the initiative, said, “any ballot...
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 27, 2016 | EcoRight News
Rep. Walter “Mike” Hill, who represents the 2nd district in the Florida House of Representatives, told a forum earlier this week that he believes in climate change. “It’s called summer, winter, spring, and fall,” he said....
by Chelsea Henderson | Oct 26, 2016 | EcoRight News
At an event held at the University of Richmond, North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer, who advises Donald Trump on energy policy, said the “vast majority of Americans are neither climate deniers nor climate worshippers,” while acknowledging most Americans favor a...
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....
