EcoRight News
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: Cheers!
Wow… did this week fly by or what? The second warmest April on record (coming in second to 2024’s April) is well behind us in the rearview mirror. Now Mother’s Day is Sunday (whoops, sorry Mom) and Memorial Day is a few weeks away. So basically it’s almost the 4th of July, which means it’s almost August recess.
Outlook May 2025: Urging the long game, worldwide
republicEn Executive Director Bob Inglis speaks at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.Dear EcoRight Supporter, An Aussie told me recently that the philanthropy that he directs "will be...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 10, Episode 12, featuring Corporate Sustainability Thought Leader, Bob Eccles
Sometimes a person is just omnipresent, so you have to check them out. That’s the story with this week’s guest, corporate sustainabilty thought leader, Bob Eccles. A past guest (Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea) connected us over email because she thought he’d make an excellent guest on the show.
Climate Week En Review: May Flowers
How are we already in May? I tell you what, I am ready for May flowers after all the March and April showers. Even though a hydrangea bush attacked me, leaving a scratch near my eye, and then a wasp stung me, I have been trying to spend a little time each day outside, watching the new blooms emerge and pulling those pesky weeds.
EcoRight Speaks, season 10, episode 11, reporting from EarthX
Listen, I'm a bit of an introvert, so I generally don't enjoy conferences. But I LOVED EarthX. I found it inspiring to be around so many people from different industries doing their part to solve...
Climate Week En Review: Honoring Earth Day
This year’s Earth Day, the 55th anniversary of the first ever such day, founded in 1970 at the nascence of America’s environmental awakening, found your republicEn.org team spending the day in different ways.
EcoRight Speaks, season 10, episode 10, featuring Evan Patrohay, blogger and ACC volunteer
Our executive director Bob Inglis was in Charleston for the YR conference, where he met today’s guest. Evan Patroay is a one-time Fulbright Scholar, a volunteer with American Conservation Coalition, a blogger, so check out his blog, Thoughts of a Conservative Environmentalist, and for his day job, works as a Conservation and Restoration Program Coordinator for the state of South Carolina.
Climate Week En Review: Rabbit, Rabbit
TGIF, Happy Easter, Happy Birthday to the three people I know with birthdays today… This weekend will find me playing tourist in DC, showing around a high school friend and her daughter. Hoping for good weather and a panda sighting (within the confines of the Zoo, of course).
EcoRight Speaks, season 10, episode 9, featuring the Sludge Hub king, Jonathan Leonard
I love meeting someone randomly, which is how Jonathan Leonard came to be on this show. The founder of The Sludge Hub, a shared work space (so to speak) for abandoned mine lands restoration, he had reached out to me to share opportunities to join them for an “externship” (tune in to hear more) and I thought what he is doing sounded cool. Tada!
Climate Week En Review: Springing
Hello, friends! I hope this message finds you enjoying the madness of spring. I love seeing where the tulips pop up (usually not where I planted them, thanks squirrels) and all the rain has turned everything a wonderful spectrum of greens.
Outlook April 2025: Looking forward to more innovators, influencers and innovation
Event with the Indianapolis chapter of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC). Left to right: Host Kacey Shriner - republicEn events contractor, Aiden Shank - ACC, Connor Marley - Clean Energy...
EcoRight Speaks, season 10, episode 8, featuring one of our favorites, Catrina Rorke
Fan (and pod) favorite Catrina Rorke is back to share with us the Climate Leadership Council’s udated research on the U.S. Carbon Advantage.