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.
Beehive State steps out
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law a landmark climate change resolution, HCR 007 Concurrent Resolution on Environmental and Economic Stewardship, which recognizes the reality of climate change,...
Alaskans crafting climate plan
As the State of Alaska confronts climate change in ways not experienced by other U.S. states, policymakers are crafting plans for how to address the problem. Ideas on the table include emissions...
You will have a lot of victories
Speaking from a green energy summit in Austria, Arnold Schwarzenegger called on President Donald Trump to go green, suggesting he'd experience "a lot of victories." "Those of you who resist because...
Climate Week En Review May 11, 2018
Welcome to Week En Review, Mother's Day edition. Don't forget to honor your favorite mother figures for all they do to keep the world spinning. This week's must read: Informed, not brainwashed...
Schwarzenegger prods Pruitt on emissions standards
California's former governor and the world's perpetual terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plan to roll back fuel efficiency standards. "Scott...
Republican voters warm to climate policy
A new Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication report on Politics and Global Warming found the so-called "Trump effect"a...
Climate Week En Review May 4, 2018
May the Fourth be with you! EcoRight Jedis, here is what we have for you this week. This week's must watch: Solo: A Star Wars Story And now that I've outed myself as a true Star Wars nerd, the real...
Climate jester: anti-carbon tax resolution
Louisiana's Rep. Steve Scalise is this week's climate jester for bringing back a stale House resolution aimed at condemning a carbon tax. The non-binding (i.e. it doesn't matter if it passes)...
National support for clean energy grows
New polling commissioned by the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) shows more than 85 percent of voters find it is important for elected officials to share their views on energy, and 75 percent said...
Mainers push ocean warming research
Responding to recent reporting on rapid warming of the Gulf of Maine, Maine's U.S. Senators, EcoRight stalwart Susan Collins and Independent Angus King, sent a letter to the National Oceanic and...
Climate Week En Review April 27, 2018
Hey there! Seems like we were just here. Time flies when you're waiting for a carbon tax. This week's must read: Confessions of a former carbon tax skeptic. (Washington Examiner) In this piece by...
Caucus welcomes two more
The House Climate Solutions Caucus gained two more voices with the addition of House Science Committee member Rep. Randy Hultgren of Illinois's 14th district. My state, our nation and our world are...