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, November 9, 2018
Hello, Friday. It's been a week of ups and downs, that's for sure. I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to one night where I go to bed before ten o'clock and wake up without an alarm....
EcoRight Election Report
Who's mainlining coffee today? We are. We are also weeping for EcoRight champion and climate change-doer-in-chief Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who lost his re-election last night. It's not hyperbole to say...
Happy Election Day: why we vote
Red or blue, your vote matters. While we all wait for results to flood in, we thought we'd share some personal reflections on what voting means to us. Alex: Today was my first time voting in...
Climate Week En Review, November 2, 2018
Welcome to the last Climate Week En Review before Election Day, the best day of the year. Obviously, on Tuesday we'll be monitoring key races and will prepare an EcoRight outlook post once the dust...
Murkowski talks climate with Alaskans
In stark contrast to comments made by her delegation mate earlier this week, EcoRight champion Sen. Lisa Murkowski talked to worried Alaskans about the best way to prepare for the climate change. In...
Climate Jester: “an instrument to frighten people”
Alaska's lone Member of Congress, Rep. Don Young, disputed that climate change is caused by human activity. "We're warming up, and I do not think man is the cause," Young said in a recent debate....
Climate Week En Review, October 26, 2018
And here we are, at the end of October. Do you have your candy and/or costume ready? Favorite scary movie? Here's a song to get you in the spirit. In the meantime, don't let climate hoaxers scare...
Caucus leaders emphasizes climate record
New York's Rep. Elise Stefanik and Florida's Rep. Carlos Curbelo both highlighted and defended their climate record and bipartisanship at recent events. "I'm simply a reflection of what the...
Climate Jester: climate change is “pseudoscientific”
Speaking at a Texas Oil and Gas Association energy forum, perennial climate hoaxer Sen. Ted Cruz called climate change "the perfect, I believe, pseudoscientific theory because it could never be...
NASA chief stands by IPCC report
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he has "no reason to dismiss" the most recent International Panel on Climate Change report. "NASA is one agency on the planet that does more to inform the...
Climate Week En Review, October 19, 2018
Happy Friday! My cat just looked me in the eye and pushed a full glass of water to the floor, but the Red Sox are going to the World Series, so there is balance in my life. On to the real news......
California mayor: climate change “political hot potato”
"As a proud Republican, I believe that taking a strong, decisive approach to tackling climate change is consistent with my conservative background. Preserving what we have so that we can pass it on...