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.
Rubio wants US to lead on renewable energy
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told a crowd of potential voters in New Hampshire that he'd like to see the U.S. be a global leader in the production of renewable energy. "I want us to lead the world in...
Huckabee blames climate activists for lack of Hurricane Katrina evacuations
Speaking in a weekly radio podcast, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee claimed climate change activists were in part to blame for those New Orleans residents who did not evacuate before...
Climate Week(s) En Review January 8
The last three weeks, while many of us took pause for the holidays, the presidential candidates continued to talk about climate change.In late December, Ohio Gov. John Kasich spoke to the Council on...
Cruz would withdraw U.S. from climate accord
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a self-professed climate change skeptic, said as president he would withdraw the United States from a landmark international agreement on climate change, agreed to by 195...
Trump on carbon footprint, hair spray
Addressing a crowd in South Carolina, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump blasted President Barack Obama for the carbon footprint he leaves by traveling in Air Force One. "He talks about the carbon...
Kasich is believer in renewables
Ohio Gov. John Kasich spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations, where he said he believes human beings contribute to climate change. "The degree to which? I'm not sure," he said. "And neither is...
Climate Week En Review December 18
This week in climate change, 195 nations negotiating in Paris signed an international climate change deal, which strives to limit the rise of average global temperatures to less than two degrees...
Carson calls for reason
Dr. Ben Carson attended a campaign event in Nevada, where he told the audience he is "a person who is very concerned about the environment." "I get a lot of questions about climate change and the...
Rubio calls international climate deal “unfunny joke”
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, speaking to a crowd of supporters in Las Vegas, described the international deal struck in Paris over the weekend as an "unfunny joke.""The president just signed this...
Graham wants to appeal to youth
Speaking on the radio program Here and Now, presidential candidate and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, responding to the assertion that Republicans are "boxing themselves in" on social issues,...
Carson would not make climate a priority
Dr. Ben Carson said climate change "would not be the overarching driver of my policies" were he elected president. "There's always been change going on."Carson indicated that while he might have...
Climate Week En Review December 11
This week in climate change, a conservative New Hampshire voter asked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio if there are free enterprise solutions to solving climate change."I believe there are free enterprise...