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.
Monday EcoRight Reads
Need to take a break from finalizing your taxes? Or maybe you already filed and need a distraction. Either way, here are a couple of good reads we enjoyed this morning. Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter, a...
Climate Week En Review, April 12, 2019
Happy Friday, otherwise known as Red Sox Eve! The younger boy and I head to Boston at 6:45am tomorrow to catch his first game at Fenway Park. To celebrate, how about you take a peak at his first...
Hagel tells committee we can’t afford to wait
Former Defense Secretary and GOP Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel testified yesterday before the House Oversight and Reform Committee at the hearing: The Need for Leadership to Combat Climate Change and...
Hello, Monday: what we’re reading
Well, that weekend went by fast. Here are the reads that welcomed us into the week.Green New Deal is opportunity for GOP to retake climate debate (The Hill). "While the Green New Deal has become a...
Climate Week En Review, April 5, 2019
Happy Friday! You made it! Sit back and enjoy the news before finding your way to the weekend. Green REAL Deal: In the big news this week, Florida's Congressman Matt Gaetz "shatter[ed] the...
Gaetz introduces Green Real Deal
Today Florida's Congressman Matt Gaetz "shatter[ed] the do-nothing orthodoxy that Republicans adopted during the Great Recession" (according to Bob Inglis) by introducing the Green Real Deal, a...
Gov. DeSantis appoints chief science officer
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed the state's first ever chief science officer in a nod to his "commitment to science-based solutions." Thomas Frazer, a biologist from the University of Florida's...
Climate Week En Review, March 29, 2019
Happy Friday! I'm pleased to report Mercury is no longer in retrograde and baseball season has officially kicked off, but sadly my bracket is destroyed. No time to dwell, too much to report. This...
Sen. Alexander proposes Manhattan Project for clean energy
Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, who has long advocated a sector-by-sector approach to climate change, is putting forth a "Manhattan Project for Clean Energy" which would include measures such as...
Gaetz working on “Green Real Deal”
In an interview with Vice, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz called for "a marketplace of ideas" in response to the "not realistic" Green New Deal. "Critics of the Green New Deal like myself should be...
Romney assembling climate group
Utah Senator Mitt Romney, who as governor of Massachusetts oversaw enactment of that state's initial climate change plan, is quietly assembling a small group of GOP senators to shift the narrative...
Climate Week En Review, March 22, 2019
Happy Friday. Our thoughts are with those in the midwest suffering the ravages of flooding. This week's must listen: From Alaska Public Radio's Liz Ruskin, listen to this clip of Senator Lisa...