Author Bob Eccles says climate change is an economic issue with positives that are happening in both red and blue states.

Bob Eccles said one of his new book's goals was to create more common ground and bipartisan policies on climate change.

Author Bob Eccles on what inspired his new book "An American’s Guide to Climate Change: How America Can Lead and Prosper."

Welcome to the first episode of season 12! Clean energy and sustainability thought leader Bob Eccles, perhaps the biggest fan of the EcoRight who does not identify as EcoRight personally, shares details on his new book, "An American’s Guide to Climate Change: How America Can Lead and Prosper."

He also provides a brief primer on the opportunities and optimism around solving climate change and how you can move beyond the rhetoric. Don't miss the first episode of our new season!

Ross Matzkin-Bridger shares more about the Nuclear Scaling Initiative and the work they do.

The Envoy Group's Sarah Beth Aubrey on rural areas and communities being the hot spot for renewable energy discussions.

Florida Rotarian Corey Kerkela shares more about the work of the Fellowship of the Trees with Rotary and why it fits so well with Rotary's mission in local communities across the country and the world.

American Geophysical Union's Lexi Shultz says sweeping the scientific data under the rug will do nothing to help solve the climate problem.

We are back with our traditional end-of-the-season "best of" wrap up with highlights from some of our guest interviews during season 11. Host Chelsea Henderson takes listeners back through the season with some of her favorite interviews, sound bytes and answers relating to climate change, energy security, policy solutions, the future and much more.

In this episode, you'll hear from guests such as Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions' Heather Reams, Fellowship of the Trees' Corey Kerkela, American Geophysicists Union's Lexi Schultz, Electrification Coalition's Aaron Files, Nature is Nonpartisan's Hattie Hobart, as well as Fusion Industry Association's Andrew Holland. This episode is absolutely loaded and we hope you'll enjoy a recap from another exciting season. 

And as always, full interviews with guests are available on all of our podcast platforms as well as online at https://republicen.org/podcast. Thanks to everyone for tuning in and listening! 

In October 2025, TIME Magazine released its list of the 100 most influential climate actors across five different categories: leaders, innovators, titans, defenders, and catalysts. And we are proud that four of those who were honored have been past guests on the show. 

We are re-sharing our February 2025 episode with guest Ari Matusiak, the co-founder, president, and CEO of Rewiring America. Designated as a “defender,” Matusiak has been making the case, backed up by Rewiring America’s analysis, that the electrification of our homes is one of the most significant steps we can take toward not only reducing carbon emissions but also saving energy bill costs.