Happy Wednesday! We interrupt scheduled programming to bring you a few fun newsy items from the EcoRight. For your listening pleasure: “I was wrong before. Climate change is real.” So said Bob Inglis when he had his climate epiphany. Listen to more in this Ways and Means podcast episode, How parenthood affects climate change skeptics. By Chelsea Henderson […]
Happy Friday from me and the squirrel caught in a trap on my roof. She’s moving from her cozy home in my attic to the Eastern Shore today, but in the meantime, the steady thumping of her trying to get out of the trap is my background music today. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN […]
Finally, the finish line is in sight for the week that would not end. But on the plus side, it feels like the tide on climate denialism is shifting. Read on. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN This week’s must read: Our friend Heather Reams from Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions hit the nail on the head with this […]
Testifying on Capitol Hill today, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, urged the federal government to take climate action. “We understand the science and know the impacts are real because we are experiencing them firsthand,” Baker said. “The magnitude of the impacts from climate change requires all of us — at the federal, state and local levels […]
A University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute and the AP–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey taken in November demonstrated that a dividend check to Americans is not the most popular way to disburse revenue generated by a carbon tax. Instead, 67 percent of respondents indicated they could support a carbon tax that returned revenues to support […]
Finally, It’s Thanksgiving, the best holiday of the year. I’ll keep it short so you can get on with your drive and/or kitchen prep. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News This week’s must watch: FOOTBALL! Or the Macy’s parade. Or my new favorite, the Great British Bake Off. Everyone needs a break. Beehive buzz: Senator-elect Mitt Romney, who […]
Friend of republicEn.org Peter Bryn poses the question: “When did so many conservatives lose faith in the free market?” in an op-ed published in the Washington Examiner. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News Peter Bryn @cclconservative in the @dcexaminer with an honest take on #climate policy and #conservative values. @citizensclimate @republicEn https://t.co/kLMzhHtGeZ pic.twitter.com/DwSeE1v8fJ — Jim Tolbert (@JimTolbertNC) October 9, 2018 […]