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.
Kasich tells Iowans he doesn’t know enough about climate change
Addressing potential voters at an event in Iowa, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he "just didn't know enough" about what causes climate change."Do I believe there is something called climate change? I...
Cruz: “There is no significant recorded warming whatsoever.”
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz participated in a rural town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa where he addressed questions and concerns posed by rural and agriculture-based voters.When asked about regulation of...
Carson: “Temperatures are going up or temperatures are going down.”
At a campaign stop at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Ben Carson fielded a question on whether he believes climate change is happening."Is there climate change? Of course there's climate...
Carson: “I don’t need any education about the environment.”
At a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, Dr. Ben Carson joked about the flash drive California Gov. Jerry Brown sent to him, containing reports on climate change."A couple weeks ago I...
Fiorina wants to “unlock potential”
Carly Fiorina continues to make the case for her candidacy, stopping in Oklahoma City to address the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association. She told the audience she'd overhaul the...
Christie criticizes President’s speech to United Nations
At a campaign event in Iowa, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took on President Obama on a number of foreign policy related issues and criticized him for his focus on climate change in a speech to the...
Fiorina puts chances at zero of coordinated global climate effort
When pressed on her belief in climate change in an interview with Glenn Beck, Republican candidate Carly Fiorina responded, "no, I didn't say that. What I said was scientists tell us that global...
Santorum asserts Pope appealing to new converts with climate message
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum surmised Pope Francis is attempting to "reach out to people that have not been listening" with his ardent message on climate change. "For the pope to engage in...
Kasich: “We can have both economic growth and a good environment”
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is polling in the top five in New Hampshire, made only his third trip to Iowa last week, where he was interviewed on Iowa Public Radio. When asked his views on whether...
Gov. Bush: “We have a responsibility”
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, appearing on Special Report with Bret Baier the day Pope Francis made his historic address to the U.S. Congress, addressed a main message of the Pope's speech, climate...
Pataki: “I’d love to shout it from the rooftop!”
Former New York Gov. George Pataki, a long shot contender for the Republican nomination for the presidency, broke his near silence on the issue of climate change, proclaiming his support for...
Trump says the Pope is wrong on climate change
On the day Pope Francis made his historic speech to a joint session of Congress, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he disagrees with the pontiff's position on climate change. "I...