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.
What’s in a tree?
Capitalism can solve climate change. Hang with me and read on. Capitalism tends to favor the solution of least cost, which in the case of protecting the environment, you'd presume green and lean is...
Cato Drops Pat Michaels’ Climate Shop
Scott Waldman at E&E news reported yesterday that the libertarian Cato Institute has discontinued a program that downplayed the severity of climate change. The program was shut down after Pat...
Let’s put the conserve back in conservative
I'm a mother. I'm also a conservative. These two things aren't mutually exclusive. What mother hasn't tried to pass down clothing not yet frayed at the knees from older child to younger? What mother...
An endangered species
I'm a conservative. I also "believe" in climate change. In my home state of California, people look at me with disbelief. "How can you be conservative and support action on climate change?" While...
A Climate Schism in The GOP?
With more and more GOP lawmakers recognizing the realities of Climate Change, those who are still in denial are digging in their heels. An action group ironically named the "Energy & Environment...
Republicans must come together on climate change
By now, unless you're living under the proverbial rock, you've probably heard of the Green New Deal. This unrealistic, government growing nod to socialism is getting quite a bit of airtime. And why?...
Senate committee holds hearing on climate change and agriculture
Due to a "dismal planting-progress report," the Senate Agricultural Committee convened last Tuesday to discuss the nexus between crop harvests and climate change; remarkable as the party controlling...
Climate Week En Review, May 24, 2019
Bonjour! By now, I should be on my vacation. But it was important to me that you keep up with the EcoRight while I'm gone! So here you go... This week's must watch: You've read our accounts of the...
Gov. Mark Gordon, welcome to the EcoRight
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon might not know it yet, but he's EcoRight. "Wyoming has the solutions for our climate," he said in conversation with the University of Wyoming's Board of Trustees on...
Senate GOP to drop bills this week
Responding to what appears to be pressure from the Green New Deal and increasing calls to act, Senate Republicans are expected to introduce a series of bills this week intended to respond to the...
Winter is over: Monday reads
Happy Monday! Take a break from the GoT recaps to check out what we're reading today. Oil giants BP and Shell pledge $1 million each to Republican-backed carbon tax (Washington Examiner) "The two...
Climate Week En Review, May 17, 2019
Hey, hey, hey! Such a big week and I'm not even talking about the penultimate Game of Thrones episode. Message me if you want my theorieson the show and the story arc of the EcoRight. This week's...