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.
Alaska’s draft climate plan includes carbon tax
Alaska's draft climate change plan includes a recommendation the state implement a statewide carbon tax while also supporting a national tax on carbon. The draft plan is being prepared by Gov. Bill...
New science advisor earns praise
After a more than 560-day vacancy, President Donald Trump announced his pick for White House science advisor. Meteorologist and former vice-chair of the governing board of the U.S. National Science...
Businesses thank Curbelo
A group of prominent businesses ranging from BP to Campbell Soup, IKEA to GM sent Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick a letter outlining their support for a market-based approach to...
Climate Week En Review July 27, 2018
This week can be summed up In the words of Rep. Carlos Curbelo, "Every journey begins with a first step." This week's must read: A conservative case for a carbon tax by Brad Polumbo (Washington...
Lawmakers urge Mattis to acknowledge climate impacts
More than 40 lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis asking him to keep intact mentions of climate change in Department of Defense reports and also to ensure that strategic defense...
Spotlight on Market Choice Act, champion Curbelo
On Monday, for the first time in nearly ten years, GOP members introduced a climate solutions bill. Amid a rising sense of climate urgency and increasingly partisan rancor, Rep. Carlos Curbelo...
Curbelo details carbon tax bill
At a press conference at the National Press Club, Rep. Carlos Curbelo unveiled his long-awaited carbon tax bill. The Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kick-Start the Economy of the Twenty-first...
Murkowski preaches need for climate action
Delivering the keynote address at the ninth annual Energy, Environmental and Ocean Leaders Days, Alaska's Sen. Lisa Murkowski, co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Oceans Caucus and chairman of the...
Climate Week En Review July 20, 2018
What a busy week! We just couldn't get away from carbon tax news, the ups and the downs. And that's a good thing; we are pro transparent debate. With that said, let's get right to it (and not just...
Carbon tax bill coming…
Rep. Carlos Curbelo, known for his ardent push for climate action, including his co-founding of the House Climate Solutions Caucus, is introducing a carbon tax bill "in the near future." What we do...
House condemns carbon tax
The House of Representatives voted 229-180 to approve Rep. Steve Scalise's resolution condemning a carbon tax as "detrimental to the economy." The language of the resolution does not get into the...
Carbon taxes: good for economy, effective at reducing carbon
Designed the right way, a carbon tax can reduce emissions faster without hurting the economy, according to joint research underpinning four papers published today. The analyses were conducted by...