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.
EcoRight Speaks, season six, episode four: John Webster, biochar enthusiast
Get ready to learn about biochar! This week's guest is John Webster, Director of Communications for the U.S. Biochar Initiative, a non-profit organization promoting the sustainable production and...
Climate Week En Review: February 24, 2023
Little did I know when I left town for the last ten days of February that DC's famous cherry blossoms would start to emerge while I was gone! This is just one example of the strange weather that is...
EcoRight Speaks, season six, episode three: Chris Neidl, Open Air Collective
Welcome to the third week of the EcoRight Speaks! I am so pleased that I got to have this conversation with Chris Neidl from the Open Air Collective. As you will hear, Chris is passionate and...
Climate Week En Review: February 17, 2023
TGIF! And we are entering a long weekend, at that. Work hard. Play hard. Rest hard. (But no breaks or fun for me now that I have basically five weeks left to finish my manuscript... wish me luck!)...
EcoRight Speaks, season six, episode two: Catrina Rorke
Welcome back, listeners! This week, we feature a long time friend of the show and the EcoRight, Catrina Rorke. Catrina is the senior vice president for policy at the Climate Leadership Council,...
Climate Week En Review: February 10, 2023
Hello and welcome to Friday! Hope everyone has had a wonderful week and that all my New Englanders stayed warm during that cold front. It's 60 here in the DMV today so hard to believe just a week...
January Poll Results: Words have power
Who says word clouds are passé? We think this one looks powerful! This is the culmination of words collected from our republicEn community for the #EcoRight Alphabet. Look closely & you'll see...
EcoRight Speaks, season six, episode one: Alex Flint, Executive Director of Alliance for Market Solutions
And we are back... welcome to the sixth season of the EcoRight Speaks. For our kick off episode, it seemed only fitting that we talk to the EcoRighter with a finger on the pulse of all the energy...
Climate Week En Review: February 3, 2023
Happy February! We made it through the first 1/12th of the year. It's always nice to slog through January (note: January 2023 was the warmest on record) to be greeted by the shortest month of the...
New Year Poll Results: Permitting reform takes top billing
Every month, republicEn usually asks 3 Questions for the EcoRight to learn more about our community. However, we know the holidays are a busy time, so we scaled back and only asked one, yet...
Guest Post: Climate change threatens winter sports
Last year I was fortunate (thanks to my republicEn colleagues' blessing) to work the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. And last week I wrapped up a week and a half helping out at the Lake Placid 2023...
Climate Week En Review: January 27, 2023
Hello from Maine! I've been here for two snowstorms, an ice storm, and so many miles of running in the cold. I'm in my element here but next week will find me back at my usual perch. This week's...