by Chelsea Henderson | May 28, 2015 | EcoRight News
Former three-term former New York Governor George Pataki joined a growing list of candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the presidency. He believes in addressing climate change through private initiatives and market-based mechanisms and opposes regulation....
by Chelsea Henderson | May 28, 2015 | EcoRight News
In a letter sent to President Barack Obama, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who is eying a bid for the White House, called the Administration’s Clean Power Plan “unworkable” and “riddled with inconsistencies.” Wisconsin is one of 15 coal...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 27, 2015 | EcoRight News
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who in March compared climate change realists to “flat-Earthers,” declined to address whether climate change is to blame for the severe flooding that hit his home state this week. “In a time of tragedy, I think it’s...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 27, 2015 | EcoRight News
Former two-term Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who won 11 primary states and came in second behind eventual nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, launched his second bid for the White House. Senator Santorum believes climate change is “cyclical” and has...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 21, 2015 | EcoRight News
At a private campaign event in Bedford, New Hampshire, presumed presidential nominee and former Florida governor Jeb Bush told supporters it was intellectually “arrogant” to presume the science of manmade climate change is settled (CNN.com).”Look,...
by Chelsea Henderson | May 21, 2015 | EcoRight News
Also in response to President Obama’s convocation speech. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who plans to announce his presidential intentions on June 1st, said: “I don’t know if it’s an immediate national security threat, but I think the effects...
