EcoRight News Blog
A compilation of news from the EcoRight.
Come here for the latest climate news from lawmakers, thought leaders, and rising voices in the EcoRight. Federal, state, and local issues and events are covered, and we feature commentary from EcoRight allies.
Poll Results: Teddy, Our Hero
We asked, “If you could pick any historical conservative figure to be your “weather buddy” for a day to discuss climate change and its effects, who would it be?” Choices included Theodore Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, John McCain, and Margaret Thatcher, as well as a write-in option. Theodore Roosevelt was our clear winner, with 56% of the vote, followed by John McCain with 18%. Write-ins included former U.S. Secretary George Schultz, Jesus Christ, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, and both George Bushes.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 7: ESG expert Dora Lutz
This week’s podcast guest came to me serendipitously. I have long wanted to have a guest on the show break down ESGs for us. And I love having women as guests. Talking to a contact of mine, she mentioned her friend, Dora Lutz, an ESG expert, and I pounced at the opportunity to be connected.
Climate Week En Review: April 12, 2024
I’m back from an incredible ten-day trip to Jordan where I rode a bike 270km along the Jordan Bike Trail. It was the hardest physical challenge I’d ever set for myself but so exhilarating. I saw beautiful landscapes, met incredible people, slept in a tent (twice) and walked away feeling like I know myself better. If anyone wants more details about my trip, do reach out!
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 6: ecologist, reclamation expert Mike Curran
This week’s guest is ecologist Dr. Michael Curran, who owns and operates Abnova Ecological Solutions. A Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP) and Certified Wildlife Biologist (CWB), he received both the top M.S. and top Ph.D. Student Award in the country by the American Society of Reclamation Sciences upon completing his graduate degrees. He developed techniques to improve reclamation & restoration monitoring and also pioneered the use of spatially-explicit dashboards to rapidly report reclamation monitoring results, allowing for informed decision making and easy-to-interpret data. Mike worked with 26 oil & gas companies in reporting reclamation and restoration data to the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s Conservation Efforts Database prior to the 2015 Endangered Species Act listing decision of the Greater sage-grouse and was acknowledged by the USFWS for the importance of his contributions.
Climate Week En Review: March 29, 2024
Hello, friends! About the time you’re getting this, I’m likely about to go to sleep in my hotel in Jordan, where I will spend the next week riding a bike (a real one!) through the countryside seeing some majestic places like Petra and Wadi Rum. Because I’m on this trip of a lifetime, there will be no Week En Review on April 5th, but I will be back in your inbox on April 12th!
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 5: Bob Keefe, E2 Executive Director and author of Clean Economy Now
Welcome back to the EcoRight Speaks! This week’s special guest is Bob Keefe, the executive director of E2, a national, nonpartisan group of business leaders, investors and others who advocate for smart policies that are good for the economy and good for the environment.
Climate Week En Review: March 22, 2024
TGIF! Cherry blossoms are peaking, the NCAA tournament is in full swing, and spring is here. As are my allergies. Is it December yet?
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 4: Tom McCrudden, owner/operator of Great Florida Shellfish Company
Today’s guest comes to us highly recommended from one of our favorite past guests. Tom McCrudden is the owner/operator of the Great Florida Shellfish Company, one of the longest operating shellfish hatchery in Florida.
Climate Week En Review: March 15, 2024
It looks like we are close to peak cherry blossom season in Washington, DC. 🌸 The puffy pink and white blooms are our version of fall foliage and the average peak day is occurring about six days sooner (March 30) than it was a century ago. And last year, peak bloom was on March 23rd. With warm, sunny weather in our forecast this week and weekend, we could have one of the earliest seasons ever.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, episode 3: NBC National Climate Reporter Chase Cain
As media outlets report the latest news about the breaking of monthly global heat records, it feels timely to roll out this week’s guest, who knows a thing or two about weather and weather patterns. Chase Cain is a national climate reporter and meteorologist for NBC and we found that combination of meteorology and journalism quite interesting.
Climate Week En Review: March 8, 2024
Okay, so here’s the deal. February 2024 was globally the hottest February on modern record. It’s also the NINTH MONTH IN A ROW that a month has beat out all other months for the heat record. So, March… what do you have? Hopefully not more of the same.
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 2: Dr. Holly Krutka, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources
Hello and welcome to episode two, featuring Dr. Holly, Krutka, the Executive Director of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources where she oversees an interdisciplinary academic, outreach and research program focused on serving the Wyoming energy and extractive sector.