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.
Poll Results: Teddy, Our Hero
We asked, “If you could pick any historical conservative figure to be your "weather buddy" for a day to discuss climate change and its effects, who would it be?” Choices included Theodore Roosevelt,...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 7: ESG expert Dora Lutz
This week's podcast guest came to me serendipitously. I have long wanted to have a guest on the show break down ESGs for us. And I love having women as guests. Talking to a contact of mine, she...
Climate Week En Review: April 12, 2024
I'm back from an incredible ten-day trip to Jordan where I rode a bike 270km along the Jordan Bike Trail. It was the hardest physical challenge I'd ever set for myself but so exhilarating. I saw...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 6: ecologist, reclamation expert Mike Curran
This week's guest is ecologist Dr. Michael Curran, who owns and operates Abnova Ecological Solutions. A Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP) and Certified Wildlife Biologist (CWB),...
Climate Week En Review: March 29, 2024
Hello, friends! About the time you're getting this, I'm likely about to go to sleep in my hotel in Jordan, where I will spend the next week riding a bike (a real one!) through the countryside seeing...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 5: Bob Keefe, E2 Executive Director and author of Clean Economy Now
Welcome back to the EcoRight Speaks! This week's special guest is Bob Keefe, the executive director of E2, a national, nonpartisan group of business leaders, investors and others who advocate for...
Climate Week En Review: March 22, 2024
TGIF! Cherry blossoms are peaking, the NCAA tournament is in full swing, and spring is here. As are my allergies. Is it December yet? This week's must read: Conservatives Should Own the Climate...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 4: Tom McCrudden, owner/operator of Great Florida Shellfish Company
Welcome back for another episode of the EcoRight Speaks! Today’s guest comes to us highly recommended from one of our favorite past guests. Tom McCrudden is the owner/operator of the Great Florida...
Climate Week En Review: March 15, 2024
🌸 It looks like we are close to peak cherry blossom season in Washington, DC. 🌸 The puffy pink and white blooms are our version of fall foliage and the average peak day is occuring about six days...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, episode 3: NBC National Climate Reporter Chase Cain
As media outlets report the latest news about the breaking of monthly global heat records, it feels timely to roll out this week's guest, who knows a thing or two about weather and weather patterns....
Climate Week En Review: March 8, 2024
Okay, so here's the deal. February 2024 was globally the hottest February on modern record. It's also the NINTH MONTH IN A ROW that a month has beat out all other months for the heat record. So,...
EcoRight Speaks, Season 8, Episode 2: Dr. Holly Krutka, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources
Hello and welcome to episode two, featuring Dr. Holly, Krutka, the Executive Director of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources where she oversees an interdisciplinary academic,...