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.
Santorum announces White House bid
Former two-term Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who won 11 primary states and came in second behind eventual nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, launched his second bid for the White House. Senator...
Bush on man-made climate change
At a private campaign event in Bedford, New Hampshire, presumed presidential nominee and former Florida governor Jeb Bush told supporters it was intellectually "arrogant" to presume the science of...
Graham: climate is destabilizer
Also in response to President Obama's convocation speech. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who plans to announce his presidential intentions on June 1st, said: "I don't know if it's an immediate...
First Republican debate announced
Fox News and Facebook are partnering to host the first debate of the presidential election season on August 6th at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. In order to be eligible to participate...
Jindal explores options
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal formed an exploratory committee to help him weigh whether to jump into the race for the Republican nomination. In the past, Governor Jindal has called climate change...
IA Scientists: Address Climate
On Monday, a group of 188 scientists and researchers from 29 colleges and universities across Iowa issued an open statement to presidential candidates campaigning in the Hawkeye State: provide...
Bush on faith-based environmentalism
Former Florida Governor and likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush delivered a commencement speech at Liberty University over the weekend, where he detailed concern for the environment as one of the...
Christie campaigns in NH
On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealed details of his economic vision for the country, though he is yet to officially declare his candidacy. As for the...
Fiorina declares candidacy
As expected, Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and one-time senatorial candidate in California, made official her bid to seek the office of the presidency. She points to her private...
Carson joins field
Dr. Ben Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon from Johns Hopkins, jumped into the presidential race where he will vie for the republican nomination against a large field of seasoned politicos. On...
Graham: climate change ‘real’
In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is more than 90 percent sure he is running for president, called climate change "real" but rejected cap and trade as the...
Rubio demurs on human-climate link
"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe," Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said on CBS Sunday Morning. "There's never been a...