Outlook September 2025: Back at Full Strength!

by | Sep 9, 2025

republicEn Outreach Director Wen Lee giving a presentation.

Newly (re)appointed republicEn Outreach Director Wen Lee presenting at a past climate conference.

Dear EcoRight Supporter,

After what we’re calling an “extended maternity leave,” we’re very excited that Wen Lee is back on the team! We all loved working with Wen before, and we’re excited about the drive that she brings as she returns.

Wen’s going to be:

        • Recruiting and managing outreach liaisons in our target states of FL, GA, SC, NC, IN, IA, UT;
        • filling the calendar with adjacent events on talk radio, podcasts, and print appearances in travel localities;
        • coordinating strategic outreach with our carbon-pricing allies; and
        • supporting Angela on the tech/digital side, including our website and webinars.

When Alex Bozmoski and I were interviewing Wen back in 2017, she told us that she needed to work part-time because, if she were to take a 40-hour job, she’d work 80 hours. To the co-founders of republicEn.org, that sounded like a pretty good deal. And, wow, was it. . . and is it.

Wen’s back!

Now, then, let’s go win this thing.

Bob

Community Outreach & Engagement

Building Bridges at the Ohio River Valley Conference

Angela Larck at the 2025 Ohio River Valley Climate Change and Health Conference

In August, Engagement Director Angela Larck represented republicEn at the Ohio River Valley Climate Change and Health Conference, where she presented a poster highlighting how republicEn engages conservatives on climate solutions. If you’ve never experienced a poster session, think of it like strolling through an art gallery—posters line the walls, participants linger over food and drinks, and presenters stand ready to discuss their work. Angela’s poster drew plenty of attention, and during the workshop “Rebuilding Trust in Science: An Open Discussion,” the facilitator singled her out with enthusiasm: “I saw your republicEn poster and checked out your website. You guys are doing some really cool stuff!” Moments like these remind us that republicEn’s work is catching eyes, sparking conversations, and inspiring curiosity in new audiences.

Discussing the Future of Energy and Climate Policy

Fresh off the presses, republicEn was joined by American Action Forum’s Shuting Pomerleau on September 9th to discuss the energy provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as well as the Trump administration’s plan to repeal the EPA’s endangerment finding. Watch the recording here.

Podcast

Our latest podcast episodes included EcoRight fan favorite Mary Anna Mancuso, now working full-time on the Editorial Board of The Miami Herald; Environmental Defense Fund Action head David Kieve; another wonderful person Bob met along his Florida travels, Corey Kerkela, the driving force behind the Rotary Club’s Fellowship of the Trees; and sci-fi author Raj Agrawal. As we move deeper into September, we’ll be previewing National Clean Energy Week with Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions’ Heather Reams and exploring the attack on science with American Geophysical Union’s Lexi Shultz.

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Events

Upcoming events

      • 09/10: Virtual – Zoom interview for University of Michigan Ross School of Business
      • 09/11: Indianapolis, IN – Meeting with Parvonay Stover, Chief of Staff for Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources, State of Indiana
      • 09/11: Bloomington, IN – Dinner with Indiana University College Republicans + ACC Hoosiers
      • 09/12: Greenwood, IN – Meeting with U.S. Rep. Jefferson Shreve
      • 09/17: Tampa, FL – Congress to Campus at University of Tampa guest speaker
      • 09/22: Virtual – Zoom with FL Rep. Michael Owen
      • 10/04: Providence, RI – Creation Care Conference, Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse keynote speaker
      • 10/06: Cambridge, MA – Record with Harvard Chan School of Public Health/Gina McCarthy
      • 10/06: Cambridge, MA – Institute of Politcs at Harvard/Kennedy School of Government
      • 10/10: Beaufort, SC – Rotary Club of the Low Country guest speaker
      • 10/17: Salt Lake City, UT – tabling at the Conservative Climate Summit
      • 10/20: Washington, D,C. – Journey of a Story panel moderator, The White House Effect film screening, presented by the Uproot Project
      • 10/29: Athens, GA – Presentation at University of Georgia
      • 11/03: Alexandria, VA – Episcopal High School, Sustainability and Service guest speaker

Past events

      • 08/06-08/07: Cincinnati, OH – Ohio River Valley Climate Change & Health Conference guest presenter
      • 09/03: Virtual – Call with Utah State Rep. Ray Ward, M.D.
      • 09/04: Hilton Head, SC – Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island guest speaker
      • 09/09: Virtual – *Webinar* Climate Policy at a Crossroads: OBBBA and the Endangerment Finding featuring Shuting Pomerleau presented by republicEn
      • 09/09: Virtual – College Republican Clubs of Utah guest speaker