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.
Polling shows strong support for climate action
Voters from both parties support federal climate change action, according a national survey sponsored by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, R Street Institute, Young Conservatives for Energy...
Carbon tax excluded from Democratic platform
The Democratic platform committee rejected an appeal to include the carbon tax as part of the party's official platform. Instead, the platform sticks to broad goals, including a pledge for the U.S....
Climate Week En Review June 24, 2016
This week in climate change, as stakeholders rush to calculate the potential impacts on Paris Accord of the United Kingdom pulling out of the European Union, here at home former GOP presidential...
Ohio business leader calls for market-based clean energy framework
Ohio business leader Mike Hartley, who serves as executive director of the Ohio Conservative Energy Forum, called for conservatives to come to the table and for both sides of the energy divide to...
Climate scientist “changing minds not hearts”
Climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe recently sat down for an interview to discuss her work bridging the climate divide, particularly with the evangelical community. What sparked her decision to...
Climate Week En Review June 17, 2016
This week in climate change, we reported on three current lawmakers and one former lawmaker committed to seeking conservation principles. Earning our highest accolades this week, Coral Gables,...
Candidate demands climate acknowledgement
General Contractor Jeff Gallant is seeking a county commissioner seat in Jefferson County, WA as a Republican, but won't take the endorsement by local or state party officials until they acknowledge...
Maine lawmakers cite economic need for climate action
In the late Spring, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) toured Black Acres Farm, a maple syrup production facility in Wilton, Maine owned and operated by State Rep. Russell Black (R-Wilton)."Republicans tend...
Pennsylvania State Senator puts ‘conserve’ in conservative
GOP State Senator Richard Alloway, who represents South Central Pennsylvania, professes to be a life-life environmentalist who since childhood has enjoyed hunting and fishing. "You can be a...
Florida Mayor seeks climate action
Coral Gables, Florida Mayor James Cason, swayed by modeling showing his city partially underwater in just a few decades, says he spends as much time thinking about climate change as he does trash...
Former Bush EPA chief speaks out
Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, who served as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President George W. Bush, expressed concerns over the energy plan...
House votes on non-binding carbon tax measure
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on a non-binding resolution against a carbon tax, approved by a mostly party line vote of 237 to 163 with one member from each party voting present. The...