by Chelsea Henderson | Sep 15, 2016 | EcoRight News
The House Climate Solutions Caucus added two more Republican lawmakers, bringing the total bipartisan membership up to 20 members of Congress. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) and Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) both joined this week.Amodei commented that “in order to legislate...
by Chelsea Henderson | Sep 14, 2016 | EcoRight News
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, responding to a questionnaire issued by Scientific American and other science-based organizations, wrote: “There is still much that needs to be investigated in the field of ‘climate change.'” However, he...
by Chelsea Henderson | Sep 13, 2016 | EcoRight News
South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford joined as a co-sponsor of the so-called Gibson Resolution, which expresses support for House action on climate change. He is the 14th Republican to support the measure.”The hardest step of life is the first step,”...
by Chelsea Henderson | Sep 13, 2016 | EcoRight News
Former CIA director R. James Woolsey, who has warned of the national security implications of climate change and advocated for the U.S. to shift toward more clean energy use, joined GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s team as senior national security...
by Chelsea Henderson | Sep 12, 2016 | EcoRight News
Today Politico Magazine announced its 2016 list of 50 “thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics” with eco-right climate leaders Rep. Bob Inglis and Dr. Katharine Hayhoe sharing the honors at number 46. The magazine honored Hayhoe, an...
by Chelsea Henderson | Sep 9, 2016 | EcoRight News
This week in climate change news, Florida GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo, cochair of the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus, hosted an event this week on the global security threats posed by climate change. The event featured a presentation by Retired British Admiral...
