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.
Trump talks climate, renewable energy
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke extensively to Bill O'Reilly about his position on climate change and clean energy. When asked whether he believed in global warming, Trump responded:...
Rubio opines on Paris talks, effectiveness of climate deal
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio responded to ongoing international climate change negotiations, noting "even the scientists admit, we don't believe it would make a dramatic impact anytime in the near...
Climate Week En Review December 4
This week in climate change, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who has frequently asserted, "a single nation acting alone will make no difference at all" in the effort to solve climate...
Kasich would attend climate summit
Addressing potential voters in Tennessee, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said that he believes human activity impacts climate change, though "to what degree we don't know." With regard to the international...
Bush not sure he’d attend climate conference as president
Speaking in Iowa, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush expressed uncertainty over whether he would have attended the annual international climate change conference currently ongoing in Paris. "I'm not sure...
Christie: climate is not a “crisis”
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who recently nabbed a key newspaper endorsement in New Hampshire, appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe, where he talked about his views on climate change and the level to...
Rubio: policies must benefit economy and environment
Speaking from New Hampshire, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said in an interview that "there has never been a time when the climate hasn't been changing, and what percentage of that is due to man's...
Trump would make “the whole world behave” on climate change
In an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump called President Obama's position that climate change poses a threat to national security one of the "dumbest statements" ever...
Fiorina: Paris climate talks not worthwhile
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who has frequently asserted that "a single nation acting alone will make no difference at all" in the effort to solve climate change, dismissed the...
Trump warms of “nuclear warming”
Speaking in South Carolina at a rally of 10,000 supporters, Donald Trump addressed a plethora of issues facing the nation. In his speech, Trump criticized President Barack Obama's concern for...
Cruz calls current energy plan tyrannical
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz addressed the Texas Public Policy Foundation's second annual energy and climate change summit, where he said "the president's radical attempt to destabilize the nation's energy...
Fiorina talks energy, climate in Keene, NH
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina visited Keene, NH where she met with the editorial board of the Sentinel before holding a town hall event at Keene State College.Fiorina told the local...