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 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...
Florida congressmen cite urgency
Delegation mates Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Rep. Francis Rooney separately gave interviews that shared an underlying theme: the need to address climate change, particularly in Florida, is urgent. "The...
Flake calls IPCC report “pretty dire”
Appearing on the ABC Sunday show This Week, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake called last week's sweeping climate change report by the IPCC "pretty dire." When asked whether Republicans are moving in the...
Two jesters in the climate deck
Starting the week off with a bang. President Donald Trump, appearing on 60 Minutes on Sunday and addressing the IPCC's dire climate change report, acknowledged "something's changing" but expressed...
Climate Week En Review, October 12, 2018
Our thoughts are with all those who bore the ire of Hurricane Michael. This week, as the monster storm walloped the Florida panhandle and the Carolinas, three big announcements raised the climate...
Three Thursday Things
As Hurricane Michael heads toward the Carolinas after walloping the Florida panhandle, three big announcements raise the urgency level to code red for the need for climate action and highlight that...