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.
Perry gives surprising answers to climate questions
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who still awaits a vote by the U.S. Senate to become the next Secretary of Energy, indicated he believes the U.S. "can achieve both economic growth and emissions...
Follow up: statesmen advocate carbon dividend
As reported yesterday, elder Republican statesmen, economists and business leaders unveiled support for a conservative approach to climate change: a carbon dividend. The $40/ton tax on carbon...
Cubelo thinks the Administration “understands” climate risk
Florida's Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who with delegation mate Rep. Ted Deutsch co-founded the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus, said he thinks President Donald Trump's advisors "understand the...
Conservatives head to White House to press for carbon dividend
Today, leading conservative business leaders, statesmen and economists will meet at the White House to advocate a conservative market-based solution to climate change. The plan would repeal the...
McClintock’s climate comments draw disapproval
At a raucous town hall meeting over the weekend, Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA-4) responded to a variety of constituent issues, including calls to support climate change science. "In any scientific...
Climate Week En Review February 3, 2017
This week's must read: The New Climate Change Evangelists are... Conservatives?! (Hey, we got a laugh over the "new" part too... we've been at it for awhile.) This week's must watch: I'm just one...
Trump advisor says Paris withdrawal imminent
Myron Ebell, the climate change denier who led the Environmental Protection Agency transition team for President Donald Trump, said in an interview that an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from...
Climate Week En Review January 27, 2017
This week's must watch: Katharine Hayhoe advises on how to talk about climate change to "dismissives" This week's must read: Trump's boast that he's won many awards still turns up empty It's been a...
Rep. Graves advocates economics of climate action
The state of Louisiana, which has over 7,000 miles of coastline and sits on the frontline of climate change, could lose up to 4000 square miles in the next 50 years if it doesn't take action to...
Trump sends early signals on climate change
President Donald Trump sent early signals in the first days of his Administration that indicate how the White House views climate change. One of his first action items: scrubbing references to...
Climate Week En Review January 20, 2017
This rather orange (just check out our ClimateEye feed) week in climate change, the House Climate Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group dedicated to exploring climate policy options founded by...
Perry continues cabinet climate message
In a similar refrain heard from other cabinet nominees this week, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, tapped to lead the Department of Energy, distinguished himself from his new boss by testifying before...