EcoRight News
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.
Climate Week En Review August 5, 2016
This week in climate change, former New Mexico governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said he accepts that climate change is "man-caused" while attributing the current...
Sen. Johnson claims climate hasn’t warmed
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson claimed "the climate hasn't warmed in quite a few years" while comparing those who advocate for climate change solutions to Joseph Stalin and Fidel Castro."The whole...
Prominent GOP pollster says candidates need to not dismiss climate change
Prominent GOP pollster Whit Ayers cited the need for "Republican candidates to talk about [climate change] intelligently" and further recommended they "not be dismissive" of the issue. "The way you...
Former Bush official outlines conservative climate platform
John D. Graham, who worked for President George W. Bush as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, outlined what a conservative climate platform could look like for the...
Climate Week En Review July 29, 2016
This week in climate change, the news of the absurd was bookmarked by the news of the rational.In an op-ed published in the Hill, John D. Graham, who worked for President George W. Bush as...
Trump touts environmental credentials, but dismisses climate change
In an interview with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump touted his "many environmental awards" while dismissing that human activity causes climate change. "I want...
Chairman Inhofe says children “brainwashed” on climate change
The chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), who has long claimed human-caused climate change is not occurring, claims "our kids are being brainwashed"...
Update: Indiana mayor hopes to sway Trump on climate
Mayor Jim Brainard of Carmel Indiana, who has served his post for more than 20 years and was a delegate at the Republican National Convention last week, continued to make his push for Republican...
Climate Week En Review July 22, 2016
This week in climate change, as Republican delegates convened in Cleveland to officially nominate Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, conservatives for climate change solutions spoke and...
NY Congressman John Katko signs on to climate resolution
Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) became the latest cosponsor of a climate change resolution spearheaded by fellow New Yorker and GOP Congressman Chris Gibson. The so-called "Gibson Resolution" states that...
Former Congresswoman battles “headwinds”
Former GOP Congresswoman Nan Hayworth, who represented the 19th district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, vows to continue to fight the "headwinds" within the Republican party to...
Gov. Whitman says U.S. needs to “get in step” on carbon emissions
Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman said there is "momentum" for a "cap on carbon" as evidenced by state action and voluntary decisions being made in corporate America. "You have a number...