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I wanted to write you a Wednesday rap, but decided to stick to what I'm good at. Instead of rolling out these ecoright tidbits in smaller doses, consider this your one-stop, midweek shopping. Today...

The climate jester of the week is President Donald Trump for statements he made last weekend about the Paris climate agreement. Trump, who referred to the global agreement as "the one-sided Paris...

House Climate Solutions Caucus members Rep. John Faso (R-NY-19) introduced a bill to establish a commission for recommending science-based, economically viable climate solution policies. Under the...

This week's must read: There is a Conservative Approach to Climate Change (Huffington Post) This week's must watch: Partnership for Growth rolls out #PriceCarbon ads - here's our favorite This week...

Maine's Republican Sen. Susan Collins jointly wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressing support for maintaining U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement. "Climate change...

This week's must read: Bob appears on MTV! (Okay, not really, but he was interviewed by MTV news, and for those of us raised by MTV, this is cool.)This week in climate change, all eyes were on the...

Four Republican members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus joined a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to honor U.S. commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement. "It is imperative that...

This week's climate jester hat goes to Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who in a question and answer period with high schoolers in his state, said he doesn't see cause for alarm over climate change."I'm...

This week's must listen: Katharine Hayhoe talks about winning over climate change skeptics (The New Yorker)This week's must read: The Nightmare Scenario for Florida's Coastal Homeowners (Bloomberg)...

Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor, whose district includes Virginia Beach, an area susceptible to climate change-induced sea level rise, rejects claims that climate change is just theory. "Do we...

In a two-hour raucous town hall meeting, Nevada Sen. Dean Heller affirmed he is "not a climate denier" amid concerns expressed by attendees over his vote to confirm EPA administrator Scott...

This week's must read: 'Carbon Tax Cohn' nickname for National Economic Council director (side bar: what should our emoji handle be?)This week's must listen: Rep. Bob Inglis talks carbon tax on the...