EcoRight News
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.
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...
House to vote on anti-carbon tax resolution
On Thursday, the House of Representatives will vote on an anti-carbon tax resolution offered by Louisiana's Rep. Steve Scalise. The non-binding measure describes a carbon tax as "detrimental" to the...
Climate Week En Review July 13, 2018
Happy Friday the 13th. If I could set up music to automatically play for you as you read, I would choose this oldie but goodie to accompany a recent Harvard University report that found "heatwaves...
American attitudes on climate shifting
More Americans believe that there is evidence of global warming than anytime since 2008, according to a recent report conducted by the National Surveys of Energy and Environment. With that said, the...
Kavanaugh: climate change is real
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, nominated by President Donald Trump to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, wrote in 2013 that the need for climate action is "urgent and important at the...
The Vatican Laudato Si Conference
On the third anniversary of his encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis convened a conference focused on the theme "Saving our Common Home and the Future of Life on Earth." In remarks made to the...
Climate Week En Review July 6, 2018
Hot enough for you? This week's melting temperatures have us longing for faster climate change solution implementation in case this is the new norm. Because according to Rob Thompson, a...
Meet the EcoRight: Chris Casey
Chris Casey has been on fire since joining the ranks of the republicEn.org Spokesperson team, with an op-ed Informed, not brainwashed published in May in the Texas Tribune (later republished in the...
Pre-Fourth Fireworks
Before you embark upon your Independence Day (week?) festivities, take a moment to catch up with these must reads. First, straight talk from the EcoRight community: Republicans must return to their...
Climate Week En Review June 29, 2018
Bonjour! Oh wait, that was last week. Re-entry was hard but the EcoRight kept me busy, if not a little misty-eyed this week. This week's must read: Two newspapers in significant districts...
Climate jesters (yes, plural)
This week's climate jester designation goes to a slate of House of Representatives candidates in Tennessee trying to out hoaxter each other in a race to the bottom. When climate change came up at a...