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Jim DiPeso was one of REP's earliest members, as well as one of our founding directors. From 1996 to 2000, he served as Secretary of the Board of Directors. His outstanding contributions were recognized with REP's first Founders' Award at our September 2000 annual meeting in Jemez Springs, New Mexico.

In the spring of 2001, as REP experienced the greatest growth spurt in its history, Jim resigned from REP's board and joined our staff as Communications Director. In October 2002, he was promoted to Policy Director.

Jim's policy expertise and wicked way with words have served REP very well over the years...

He is a sought-after speaker:

• The Environment and Our Health: A Conservative Case for Stewardship to the Pennsylvania Institute for Children's Environmental Health, Kutztown University, Kutztown Pennsylvania, October 2, 2008
• McCain's Conservative Case for a Climate Policy at the University of Montana, Missoula, August 5, 2008
• The Farm Bill: When Water, Energy, Trade and Budget Issues Collide at the Washington Chapter of REP's annual meeting, Spokane, September 15, 2007
• Three Principles for Washington Climate Action Team, Seattle, August 7, 2007
• Reclaiming Environmental Leadership at the Republican Leadership Council's California Leadership Weekend, July 14, 2007
• Three Ideas for our National Parks at the National Parks Centennial Initiative Listening Session, Seattle, March 26, 2007
• Getting Off the Oil Dependence Treadmill at the New Mexico Chapter of REP's annual meeting, Albuquerque, January 27, 2007
• National Parks: A Bipartisan Heritage at the National Parks Conservation Association's Centennial Challenge Roundtable, Seattle, December 12, 2006
• After the Election: Prospects for Climate Legislation at the University of Washington, Seattle, November 16, 2006
• The Conservative Case for Conservation at Mesa College; Grand Junction, Colorado, October 24, 2006
• On Thin Ice: America Needs a New Energy Game Plan at the Odyssey Days alternative fuels and sustainable energy fair; Shoreline, Washington, October 14, 2006
• The Conservative Branch of the Wilderness Family Tree at the Columbia Highlands Initiative Advisory Council; Spokane, Washington, October 2, 2006
• Putting Conservation Back into Conservatism keynote speech at the Western Slope Environmental Resource Council annual meeting; Hotchkiss, Colorado, March 20, 2005
• The Politics of Wilderness Protection at the 40th Anniversary Wilderness conference at Lake George, New York, October 12, 2004
• Energy Key to Economy and Global Security at "It's Your America" conference in Bellevue, Washington, March 2, 2004
• Environmental Politics in 2004 to Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut, February 5, 2004
• Opportunities for States in a Carbon-Constrained World at the West Virginia Conference on the Environment, Charleston, West Virginia, October 28, 2003
• Global Warming: It's Real, So Let's Do Something About It to University of Chicago Environmental Law Society, October 24, 2003
• Traditional Conservative Take on Wilderness; at Golden Gate University Law School in San Francisco, October 11, 2003
• Keynote speech, at Montana Conservation Voters annual membership meeting, Helena, Montana, March 14, 2003
• Keynote speech, at 21st annual Public Interest Environmental Law Cnference, Eugene, Oregon, March 6, 2003
  

He is the author of dozens published op-eds. This list offers just a sample:

• The Pickens Plan for Energy, published July 10, 2008 in the Hawaii Reporter
• In Defense of Drilling, published June 23, 2008, in the New Statesman
• Protecting Wilderness Isn't Just for Liberals, published March 30, 2008 in the Herald, Everett, Washington
• GOP Could Boost its Prospects by Joining Climate-Change Fight, November 6, 2007 in the Seattle Times
• National Public Lands Day: A Good Reminder of the Importance of Maintaining Integrity of America's Infrastructure, October 2, 2007 in the Hawaii Reporter
• U.S. Should Diversity its Energy Portfolio, August 15, 2007 in the Tennessean
• Hawaii Ought to be a Renewable Energy Paradise, July 9, 2007 in the Hawaii Reporter
• Fuel Economy and the GOP, June 21, 2007 in the Albuquerque Tribune
• States, Business Fill D.C.'s Vacuum, March 26, 2007 in GreenBiz
• Conservation Starts with Obeying the Law, September 27, 2006, in the Hawaii Reporter
• 'Truly Conservative' Response to Oil Crisis Needed, September 21, 2006, in the Albuquerque Tribune
• No quick fixes, May 9, 2006 in the Albuquerque Tribune
• Middle-Road Enviros, November 17, 2005 in the San Francisco Chronicle
• From Stanwood to D.C., Making Energy Sense, June 15, 2005 in the Seattle Times
• America Faces Reality on Climate Change (Slowly), April 29, 2005 in OpenDemocracy.net
• When Republicans Were Green, April 3, 2005 in the Dallas Morning News
• Kyoto Protocol Debuts: A Common Sense Look at a Global Problem, February 16, 2005 in the San Francisco Chronicle
• Conservatives Should Return to Their Roots September 2-3, 2004 in the Casper Star-Tribune and the Billings Gazette
• Reagan Saw Forest for the Trees June 11, 2004 in the San Francisco Chronicle
• Increase Fuel Economy of America's Autos May 23, 2004 in the Detroit News
• Balancing Budgets in Headwaters News
• Field Day: The Bush administration's eagerness to give away public resources is too much for some party faithful in Headwaters News
• Judges Hold Politicians Accountable December 28, 2003 in the Billings Gazette
• What Would Theodore Do? December 2003 edition of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute's BCO Newsletter.
• Philosophical Divide November/December 2003 edition of National Parks magazine
• Roadless areas enjoy strong public support August 29, 2003 in the Tacoma News Tribune
• Natural Gas - Conserve It, Then Switch to Renewables July 3, 2003 in the San Francisco Chronicle
• Refuges at Risk March 31, 2003 in the Albuquerque Tribune
• Global warming is no idle threat February 1, 2003 in the Chicago Sun-Times
• Foreign oil dependence entangles US with regimes that finance terror: Does buying SUVs promote terrorism? January 12, 2003 in the Detroit News
• Off-road rule off base January 12, 2003 in the Casper (WY) Star Tribune
• Whittling away our forests January 1, 2003 in the Albuquerque Tribune
• Still saving trees October 25, 2002 in the San Francisco Chronicle
• Where there's smoke, there's fire September 30, 2002 in the Albuquerque Tribune
• Time for mining law reform published in the Albuquerque Tribune on June 25, 2002
• On Earth Day, sorting the numbers April 22, 2002 in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Birmingham News and Albuquerque Journal
• State will get the shaft from mining (with REP director Phil Pryde); April 4, 2002 in the Los Angeles Times
• Missouri Breaks Monument is part of the Teddy Roosevelt tradition January 2002 in four Montana newspapers the Great Falls Tribune, Billings Gazette, Havre Daily News, and Lewistown News-Argus
• Why REP America supports the EPA
• GOP leaders should protect the environment
• Eco Gluttons? Not these Republicans! (co-authored with Martha Marks) October 1, 1996 in The Christian Science Monitor

He has written six feature articles for REP's newsletter, The Green Elephant:

• Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: A Beacon of Hope for Conservation-Minded Republicans (Winter, 2004)
• The Bush Administration at Mid-term: A Cloud Over America's Natural Heritage (Winter, 2003)
• America, it's time for a New Manhattan Project (Fall, 2001)
• Religion and the Environment (Spring 1999)
• Whither the GOP? (Winter 1998-99)
• Our Grand Old Party: Painted into a Corner on the Environment (Spring 1997)
  

He is co-author and co-editor of C.E.P. (Conservative Environmental Quality) Quarterly, which is a joint project of REP and ConservAmerica.

He is the author of five Grist magazine articles: Energy security, patriotism, and Roosevelt 101

He writes the popular Jim DiPeso's Blog feature on this web site.

He's the author of the monthly "Web Report" on the web site of ConservAmerica, our sister organization.

He contributes an article each quarter to Environmental Quality Management.

In addition to being an enthusiastic REP member, Jim serves on the advisory board of the Institute for Children's Environmental Health and on the board of the Shoreline, Washington, Chamber of Commerce.

A native of Los Angeles, Jim lives in Shoreline, just north of Seattle, with his wife Wendy. He has a bachelor's degree in communications from California State Polytechnic University.

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