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.
Ayotte defends energy record
New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte, facing a competitive re-election race against Gov. Maggie Hassan, said if re-elected she would "build on" efforts taken by the Senate energy and environment...
Climate Week En Review October 14, 2016
This week in ecoright climate change news, in what was appropriately an orange icon week, Greeley, Colorado Mayor Tom Norton, a Republican who thought lawmakers concerned about climate change in the...
Colorado mayor embraces sustainability
Greeley, Colorado Mayor Tom Norton, a Republican who thought lawmakers concerned about climate change in the early 1990s were "completely nuts," has changed his tune. "We need to think as long term...
Former Bush official speaks out on climate change
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell under President George W. Bush, wrote in an op-ed that "progress is slow" on...
Climate Week En Review October 7, 2016
This week in ecoright climate change news, while the issue did not receive attention at the nationally televised debate between the candidates for vice president, it still figured prominently in the...
Schwarzenegger honors ten-year mark of CA climate law
Former Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger honored the ten-year anniversary of the state's climate law, which he enacted under his administration. "Ten years ago we passed a law that I...
Trump-Pence campaign issues climate statement
In response to recent efforts to ratify the Paris Climate Accord before the end of the year, the campaign of Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Pence issued a statement, mostly swiping at the international...
Whitman highlights nuclear as emissions free energy source
Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman appeared on the American Security Project program What's Next to talk about national security, climate change, clean energy and why nuclear is the...
Gov. John Kasich would veto measure gutting renewable standard
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who lost his bid earlier this year for the GOP presidential nomination, reiterated an earlier threat to state legislators that he would veto any attempt to eliminate or...
Californians in GOP-held districts more likely to install solar
A recent study found that California residents in households in Republican-controlled districts are more likely to install solar rooftops than those living in Democratic districts. One in every...
Climate Week En Review September 30, 2016
This week's ecoright climate change news earns a wind sock. The good news first. In the U.S. House of Representative, Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Rep. Bob Dold (R-IL), and Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY)...
Blackburn says Earth is cooling
Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn, surrogate to Donald Trump, took to the airwaves to discuss the GOP presidential candidate's position on climate change. When asked if she thinks climate change is a...