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: January 29, 2021
Got snow? We don't in the DC Metro area. We didn't get any last winter either. But we have flakes in the forecast for this weekend, so fingers crossed they are underestimating the snowfall...
EcoRight Speaks, season 2, episode 3: All Careers Initiative founder Martin Ogle
Today I’m bringing you something a little different. I was introduced to our guest, Martin Ogle, by our mutual friend and contact, Grant Couch from the Citizens Climate Lobby. Grant is one of the...
Climate Week En Review: January 22, 2021
Hello and happy Friday! It's truly a new day and there is much to be thankful for and to look forward to. With the current make up of Congress and the White House, EcoRight voices are more important...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports market-based climate policy
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, once a powerful obstacle to the passage of climate change legislation, has issued a new approach to climate change which includes support for market-based solutions....
Climate Change: The Hard Truth
This essay originally appeared in the Carolina Review in December 2020. --- The climate is changing. I will spare you from the facts and graphs that show how. Yes, I am aware that the climate...
EcoRight Speaks, season two, episode two: Meteorologist Mike Nelson
Today I’m pleased to share with you my interview with one of the co-authors of the World’s Littlest Book on Climate Change, 10 Facts in 10 minutes about CO2. Mike Nelson, our guest, is an...
Climate Week En Review, January 15, 2021
Hello, and welcome back. A sincere thanks to those who reached out in response to last week's post. I appreciate you and your kind words during these challenging times. Getting back into the spirit...
Season two of the EcoRight Speaks starts now!
Happy New Year and welcome to the second season of the EcoRight Speaks. We are happy to share with you today my conversation and Luke Orlando, a young conservative for Texas who is serving on the...
Climate Week En Review: January 8, 2021
I don't have my usual set of optimistic words. Like many, on Wednesday I was glued to my three screens watching coverage of insurgents attempting a coup against our democracy. I saw terrorists...
Welcome 2021: what’s on our climate radar?
Happy New Year from the EcoRight! We aren't in the business of jinxing things, so without casting aspersions on the quality of the year ahead, there are some climate high points we are taking...
Climate Year En Review: Goodbye, 2020!
2020 has been one for the record books. As we look to put this year to rest, we thought it would be nice to reflect upon some major moments and accomplishments in the past year. January: Who even...
Climate Week En Review, December 18, 2020
And here we are, coming to the end of another year of EcoRight-landia! Be sure to keep eyes on your inbox for my yearly review, coming at you sometime between Christmas and New Year's Eve. No one...