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Contact Jim DiPeso

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. He was promoted in October 2002 to Policy Director and again in January 2009 to Vice President for Policy and Communications.

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

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

• Case for Moving Away from Fossil Fuels Remains Clear, published December 13, 2009 in the Herald, Everett, WA
• Military Leaders Sound Climate Alarm, published September 19, 2009 in the Billings (MT) Gazette
• Protecting Wilderness isn't just for Liberals, published March 30, 2008 in the Herald, Everett, WA
• 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
• 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
• When Republicans Were Green, April 3, 2005 in the Dallas Morning News
• 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
• 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

He is a regulator contributor to the C.E.P. (Conservative Environmental Policy) Quarterly. Click on links below to view PDF copies of the quarterly and scroll as needed to find Jim's articles.

• Governor Reagan: A Great Conservationist (Winter 2010)
• Help Wanted: Bipartisan Climate Bill (Spring 2009)
• Lessons from a Tory Revival (Fall 2008)
• Western Growth: Burning a Hole in Taxpayers' Pockets(Summer 2008)
• In Too Deep: Neglect Breeds Mounting Water Problems (Summer 2007)
• Sowing a Greener Future for Agriculture (Winter 2007)
  

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
• Reclaiming Environmental Leadership at the Republican Leadership Council's California Leadership Weekend, July 14, 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

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.

Jim lives in Shoreline, Washington, with his wife Wendy. He has a bachelor's degree in communications from California State Polytechnic University.

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