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 2, episode 14: climate champion Tia Nelson
Programming a podcast is fun. I was thrilled when Earth Day Royalty, Tia Nelson, responded to our request that she come on the podcast with an enthusiastic “how about tomorrow?” So on Earth Day Eve,...
Climate Week En Review, April 23, 2021
Hello. Welcome. Happy belated Earth Day. Hope you had a great week. Here's the EcoRight news... Quotes of the week: Not one, but two quotes, first from American Conservation Coalition founder Benji...
Earth Day 2021!
On this 51st anniversary of the first Earth Day, we'd like to share with you this short film made by Earth Day royalty, Tia Nelson, daughter of the movement's founder, the late Senator Gaylord...
EcoRight Speaks, season 2, episode 13: Idaho journalist and salmon expert Rocky Barker
Rocky Barker knows a thing or two about salmon conservation in Idaho. This now-retired but still very engaged journalist used to write for the Idaho Statesman, where he spent decades reporting and...
CLC report finds a carbon tax will go further, faster than any other climate policy
A report by the Climate Leadership Council written by our EcoRight friends Greg Bertelsen and Catrina Rorke finds that "a rising carbon fee and border carbon adjustment as a central piece of U.S....
Climate Week En Review: April 16, 2021
Hello and happy Friday. As always, I'm glad to be with you, sharing the universe of news from the EcoRight. This week's must read, from our own Bob Inglis and published in The Hill: Let free...
EcoRight Speaks, season 2, episode 12: Dr. Tracey Holloway, Science Moms
Dr. Tracey Holloway is a joy. A scientist before she was a mom, her work has taken on new meaning, particularly after a year spent helping her middle schooler with virtual school and homework. She...
Climate Week En Review: April 9, 2021
Hello! Happy Friday! I have another short and sweet wrap up for you today. This week's must read: The Tampa Bay Times Ed Board was busy this week with two editorials that spoke to us. First, Hey...
Climate Week En Review: April 2, 2021
Coming at you short and jelly bean sweet today. We wish those who celebrate a Happy Easter.🐇 To one and all, we hope the weekend brings you rest and rejuvenation. But before you power down... This...
Corporate interests get behind carbon pricing
With the news that American Petroleum Institute (API) is joining the ranks of other corporate interests calling for carbon pricing, we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the statements...
Climate Week En Review: March 26, 2021
March Madness! Who still has an intact bracket? How long before the cargo ship is rescued from blocking the Suez Canal? Who had API endorses carbon pricing on their 2021 bingo card? Let's start...
EcoRight Speaks, season 2, episode 10: NGV America President, Daniel Gage
In this week's episode we bring you information about Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs), a technology that frankly I knew very little about before conducting this interview. (I choose guests not just for...