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.
Paul calls for robust debate
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, speaking to Fox News commentator Gretchen Carlson about unrest on U.S. college campuses, noted "If you challenge climate change, it's almost like they will put you in prison...
Climate Week En Review November 13
This week in climate change, Gov. Chris Christie maintained his steady beat in New Hampshire, meeting with a group of nearly 200 college students at a pub in Hanover. Christie highlighted New...
Jeb Bush Follows Up on the Climate Question on FBN’s Presidential Debate
At the Fox Business Network GOP debate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush followed-up on Maria Bartoloma's climate question to Sen. Rand Paul by interjecting that US carbon emissions are at the lowest...
Rand Paul Answers the Climate Question on FBN’s Presidential Debate
At Fox Business Network GOP primary debate, moderator Maria Bartoloma posed a climate question to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul: "Is it possible to continue [the American] energy boon and move toward...
First mention of climate comes from Jeb Bush
The first mention of climate change at the Fox Business GOP Debate comes from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who cited the Clean Power Plan as an example of specific regulations he would repeal to...
Kelsi #dare2ask in Iowa: Christie answers question on free enterprise and climate change
Iowa college student Kelsi Wolever attended the Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines last weekend, where she dared to ask New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie if free enterprise can solve climate...
Kelsi #dare2ask in Iowa: Sen. Rubio answers free enterprise and climate question
Iowa college student Kelsi Wolever attended the Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines, where she dared to ask Florida Sen. Marco Rubio if free enterprise can solve climate change. "We need to...
Christie talks climate in New Hampshire
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, bumped to the kiddie table for tonight's fourth Republican primary debate, talked to a crowd of mostly college students at a pub in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he...
Kelsi #Dare2Ask in Iowa: Gov. Jindal answers free enterprise and climate question
Iowa college student Kelsi Wolever attended the Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines last weekend, where she dared to ask Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal if free enterprise can solve climate...
Climate Week En Review November 6
It was a quiet week on the climate front, just one year before voters will take to the polls to decide the next president. Sen. Marco Rubio appeared on the Fox News show On the Record, where he...
Paul tells Iowans he likes seasons
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told an Iowa gathering of rural interests that he is "for the seasons" when asked about climate change.Earlier in the week, Paul told Glenn Beck, "man might well have an...
Rubio would not support carbon tax
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio addressed potential voters at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, where he was asked if he would support a tax on carbon as a mechanism to combat climate change."No,"...