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.
Climate Week En Review: Birthday Edition
Welcome to my special birthday edition. Today is my actual birthday and you are giving me a fantastic gift by opening this email. It has been a year of ups and downs and I'm looking forward to...
EcoRight Speaks, season 3, episode 19: Dr. Marshall Shepherd
This week's special guest is Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, a leading international expert in weather and climate and Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of...
Climate Week En Review: winter song
Yes, friends, it's winter love for the entire month of December. In the DC Metro area, we were teased with the promise of a dusting of snow this week, but alas, not a snowflake fell. Still, I remain...
EcoRight Speaks, season 3, episode 18: environmental psychologist Renee Lertzman
Hello and welcome back from your Thanksgiving break. Did you come back feeling anxious about the climate crisis? If so, do I have the episode for you! Renee Lertzman is an internationally recognized...
Climate Week En Review: It’s December!
Hello, readers and welcome back! I hope you survived climate conversations over Thanksgiving dinner and that your pies came out better than mine. If you bookmarked the caramel apple pie recipe Wen...
Climate Week En Review: November 19, 2021
Hello, and happy early Thanksgiving! I'm still trying to decide what dessert to bake, wavering between bread pudding or caramel apple pie. Who knows, maybe I will make both. Also, green beans or...
EcoRight Speaks, season 3, episode 17: LCRI’s Nick Johnson and Jim Walls
The efforts to reduce greenhouse gases made by rural communities are an important part of the story, thus we are eternally grateful that past webinar guests Nick Johnson and Jim Walls from the Lake...
American Petroleum Institute supports a carbon tax
The American Petroleum Institute, which represents all segments of America’s natural gas and oil industry, came out in support of a market-based carbon tax this week. This is the trade association's...
Climate Week En Review: November 12, 2021
Hello and happy belated Veterans Day to those who served. Update from COP-26: Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the lone Republican to join the Senate delegation to the COP led by Delaware Senator...
EcoRight Speaks, season 3, episode 16: Advanced Energy Economy guru, Cortney Piper
I'm so stoked for this week's guest. Cortney Piper is a communications expert, a passionate advocate for innovation, a former candidate for local office, former political contributor, and was once a...
Climate Week En Review: November 5, 2021
Hello, welcome to November! The second best month of the year is for cozy sweaters, fire places and climate COPs! More on that below. But first, in case you're one of the few people who still keeps...
Meet the EcoRight: Jeff Vanek in Utah
Meet the #EcoRight! In this series, we profile republicEn members across the country: conservatives, libertarians, and independent thinkers who recognize the seriousness of climate change and...