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2010

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Kerry-Lieberman Is 'Transformational'
by REP President Rob Sisson, published June 1, 2010 in Politico


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Report, Oil Spill Present Need for Leadership
by South Carolina REP Coordinator Chester Sansbury, published May 20, 2010 in the Florence Morning News, Florence, SC


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Market Requires Miners to Clean Up
by Washington REP member Bill Ray, published April 11, 2010 in the Everett (WA) Herald


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President Reagan's Model on Addressing Climate Change
by David Jenkins, REP vice president for government and political affairs, published February 26, 2010 in the Washington Post. 


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Climate, Weather, and Weirdness
byJim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications, published February 21, 2010 in The New York Times. 


2009

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Real Scientists Did Not Predict Ice Age
by Washington REP member Bill Ray, published December 8, 2009 in the Everett (WA) Herald. 


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Real Win: Freeing Ourselves of Oil
by Washington REP member Bill Ray, published November 30, 2009 in the Everett (WA) Herald.


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Happy Birthday, Theodore Roosevelt!
by California REP member Errol Tremolada, , published October 27, 2009 in MoreMarin.com, Greenbrae, CA.


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Sorting Out Facts from Fiction
by Chester Sansbury, South Carolina REP coordinator, published October 15, 2009 in The State, Columbia, SC.


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Nuclear Options Costs
by Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications, published August 26, 2009 in The Enterprise, Shoreline, WA


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Cap-and-Trade Bill Worth the Costs
by Chester Sansbury, South Carolina REP coordinator, published July 30, 2009 in the The State, Columbia, SC


2008

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Oil profit tax not good policy
by Alabama REP member S. Lee Ryals, published August 12, 2008 by the Montgomery Advertiser


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Not a One-Party Issue
by Illinois REP Executive Committee member Stan Perrin, published June 26, 2008 by the Northwest Herald


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McCain Is True Environmentalist
by Arizona REP Coordinator Tina Beattie, published June 25, 2008 by the Arizona Republic


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A Green Elephant
by Colorado REP Chapter President Melissa Iglesias, published June 14, 2008 by the Orlando Sentinel


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Conservation Is a Conservative Value
by Maryland REP member and ConservAmerica DirectorAnthony Cobb, published May 28, 2008 in the Baltimore Sun


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The New Green GOP
by Texas REP Chapter PresidentPam Ragon, published May 25, 2008 in the Dallas Morning News


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Green Hospitality
by Brian H. Davis, REP Minnesota Coordinator, published May 18, 2008 in the St. Paul Pioneer-Press


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Generating Awareness
by Florida REP President Melissa Iglesias, April 19, 2008 in the Orlando Sentinel


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Keep Down the Damage to the Taxpayers
by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, published April 2, 2008 in Roanoke (VA) Times,


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GOP and the Environment
by Illinois REP member Stan Perrin, published March 22, 2008 in the Northwest Herald


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McCain Is Good for the Environment
by S. Lee Ryals,, Alabama REP member; published March 4, 2008 in the Tuscaloosa News


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McCain for the Environment
by REP DirectorBill McLaughlin, published February 4, 2008 in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, CA.


2007

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Republicans as Conservationists
by Texas REP memberIra Yates, published December 27, 2007 in the American Statesman, Austin, TX

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Energy Industry's Flawed Energy 'Study'
by Ted Leach, New Hampshire REP coordinator; published December 21, 2007 in Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, Peterborough, NH

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Subsidy Proposal Degrades Taxpayers and Environment
by David Jenkins, REP Government Affairs Director; published November 14, 2007 in The Hill

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It's Funny How Things Evolve
by Ted Leach, REP director and New Hampshire coordinator; published October 20, 2007 in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, Peterborough, NH.

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Development Can Tax Municipal Budgets
by Sandy Moser, Pennsylvania REP chapter president; published August 17, 2007 in the Philadelphia Inquireri>

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English Should Support Bill for Fuel Efficiency
by Sandy Moser, Pennsylvania REP chapter president; published July 29, 2007 in the Erie (PA) Times-News

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The Votes Are In for New York's Mayor Mike
by Bob August, Tennessee REP coordinator; published July 23, 2007 in Business Week

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Dynamic Duo
by Bob August, Tennessee REP coordinator; published July 3, 2007 in TIME Magazine

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Legacy Holds Environment Dear
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published June 25, 2007 in the Casper (WY) Star-Tribune

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Clean, Articulate, and Green
by Rob Sisson, REP Membership & Development Director; published in Outside, June 2007

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The Welches Need to Face Facts About Global Warming
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published March 19 16, 2007 edition of Business Week

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Letter on Global Warming
by Chester Sansbury, South Carolina REP coordinator; published in the February 21-27, 2007 edition of the Columbia (SC) Free Times.

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Battle for Clean Air Barely Starting
by Tina Beattie, Arizona REP coordinator; published February 13, 2007 in the Arizona Republic

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Can Have Growth, Clean Air
by Pam Ragon, Texas REP chapter president; published January 21, 2007 in the Dallas Morning News

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Leave Forests to Evolve
by Jim DiPeso,, REP Policy Director; published January 16, 2007 in The Columbian, Vancouver, WA.

2006

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U.S. Needs Plan for Better Fuel Efficiency
by Jim DiPeso, , REP Policy Director, published December 24, 2006, in the Billings Gazette.

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Bass Knows How to Get Things Done
by Ted Leach, REP director, published November 2, 2006, in the Nashua (NH) Telegraph

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Nixon, the Leftist?
by Brooke Jennings, REP member in Utah, published October 30, 2006, in the Salt Lake Tribune.

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In Search of the Former GOP
by Dr. Philip R. Pryde, REP member in California, published October 15, 2006, in the San Diego Union-Tribune

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A Three-Prong Plan for Governors Island
by Michael Boyajian, REP member in New York, published October 8, 2006, in The New York Times.

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Cut Oil Dependence
by Sandy Moser, Pennsylvania REP chapter president, published September 14, 2006, in the Philadephia Inquirer

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GOP Can Help Raise Awareness on Climate
by Chester Sansbury, former REP director in South Carolina, published September 13, 2006, in The State, Columbia, SC.

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Prop. 207 Promises Arizonans Water Issues, More Taxes
by Arizona REP Coordinator Tina Beattie, published August 31, 2006, in the Tucson Citizen.

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Efficient Light Bulbs Ease Global Warming
by New York REP member Michael Boyajian, published August 6, 2006, in the Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal

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Reduce Our Dependence on Oil
by Pennsylvania REP Chapter President Sandy Moser, published August 4, 2006, in the the Daily Local News

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Reinstate the Roadless Rule in Arizona
by Arizona REP member Melanie Lawrence, published August 2, 2006, in the White Mountain (AZ) Independent.

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Going Green
by Tennessee REP Coordinator Bob August, published July 25, 2006, in Newsweek.

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Criticism More Credible with Facts, Not False Charges
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published May 18, 2006, in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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Gerlach Working to Keep Rivers Clean
by Sandy Moser, Pennsylvania REP chapter president, published May 18, 2006 in the Daily Local News

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Pennsylvania Can Lead the Way
by Pennsylvania REP Chapter President Sandy Moser, published April 24, 2006 in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

2005

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Republicans Against Arctic Drilling
by David Jenkins, REP Government Affairs Director, published December 3, 2005 in the Washington Times.

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Thank Saxton
by John D. Gilmore, REP member in New Jersey, published November 23, 2005 in the South Jersey Courier-Post.

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Arctic Drilling Isn't Answer to Fuel Crisis.
by Peter Coyne, REP member in Pennsylvania, published November 22, 2005 in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Alaska Vote a Win for GOP Moderates.
by Tony Cobb, REP member in Maryland, published November 16, 2005 in the Baltimmore Sun.

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Keep Front Quiet
by Gene Sentz, Montana REP coordinator, published November 2, 2005 in the Great Falls (MT) Tribune.

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Energy Solutions
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director, published October 22, 2005 in the Washington Times.

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Don't Sell the Park
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director, published October 1, 2005 in the Washington Post.

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Republican Values in Loudoun
by David Jenkins, REP Government Affairs Director, published August 2, 2005 in the Washington Post.

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George Bush's Hot Air
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director, published in the July 16-22, 2005 edition of The Economist.

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Can Oil Group Prove Its Claims?
by Ken Whiton, New Mexico REP chapter president, published March 28, 2005 in the Albuquerque Journal.

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Oil Drilling Plans Will Feed Dependence
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published March 21, 2005 in USA Today.

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Wilderness Champion
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director, published in the Spring 2005 edition of Forests

2004

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Over a Barrel
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published September 20, 2004, in Fortune.

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What Makes America Great: Our Wild Lands
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published September 19, 2004, in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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Guarding the Environment
by Sally Swenson, a REP member in California, published August 29, 2004, in the San Bernardino Sun and Redlands Daily Facts.

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Goldwater Understood True Conservatism
by Nadine Gallegos, REP member in California; published in the Los Angeles Times, August 19, 2004

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More Roads in National Forests Is Not the Answer
by Steve Bonowski, REP member in Colorado, published in the Denver Rocky Mountain News, July 23, 2004.

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I Support Bush, But Not This Time
by Mary Grabar, REP member in Georgia; published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 19, 2004

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Pro-Drilling Article Unconvincing
by Jim DiPeso, REP policy director; published in Outside, April 2004 edition.

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Bush Sneaks Up on National Heritage
by Lunell Haught, Washington REP chapter vice president; published in the Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, January 3, 2004

2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Deadly Retreat on Clean Air
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Boston Globe, November 11, 2003.

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by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in The Oregonian,, October 9, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) What's Happening to Our Forests?
by REP Policy Director Ken Whiton, published in the Great Falls (MT) Tribune, September 19, 2003

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by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 4, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Taxpayers Will Foot Cost of Timber Industry Boondoggle
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 20, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Logging Boondoggle
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the combined Sunday edition of the Denver Post and Denver Rocky Mountain News, April 20, 2003.

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by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 2, 2003.

2002



star.gif (98 bytes) We Must Kick Our Mideast Oil Habit
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Dallas Morning News, December 8, 2002

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by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Juneau (AK) Empire, August 15, 2002

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by Mark Boslough,
REP member in New Mexico; published in the Albuquerque Tribune on July 18, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Don't Wait Till We Face an Irreversible Situation
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 1, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Praise for Congressman Shays
by REP President Martha Marks, published in the Connecticut Post, June 19, 2002

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by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Orlando Sentinel, June 4, 2002.

star.gif (98 bytes) Quit Whining and Build Cleaner Cars
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Detroit News, May 17, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) True Energy Independence
by Ken Whiton, REP member in New Mexico, published in the Albuquerque Tribune, on April 22, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Creating Energy Targets for Terrorists
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Christian Science Monitor, April 4, 2002.

star.gif (98 bytes) Failing to Improve Auto Fuel Efficiency Is Shortsighted Folly
by REP Director Anthony Cobb, published in the Baltimore Sun, March 29, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Get Snowmobiles Out of Yellowstone
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in The New York Times, March 6, 2002.

star.gif (98 bytes) Rebutting the Controversial Book by Bjorn Lomborg
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in Grist, January 14, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Drilling a Hole in Consumers' Pockets
by REP President Martha Marks, published in the Washington Post, January 3, 2002.

2001

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New Farm Policy
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in The New York Times, December 17, 2001

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Drive Carefully
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Newsweek, December 10, 2001

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Kicking the Oil Habit
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Business Week, November 19, 2001

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Alternative Energy
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in The Economist, November 17, 2001

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REP America Has Helped Bring Republicans to Conserve
by Richard Rininger, REP member in Colorado, published in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, August 18, 2001

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GOP Conservation Ethic Is Not a New Revelation
by REP President Martha Marks, published in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, August 18, 2001

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Don't Drill in Arctic Refuge
by REP Director Anthony Cobb, published in the Baltimore Sun, August 18, 2001

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Protecting Environment Is More Than a Photo Op
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 8, 2001.

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The Conservation GOP
by REP President Martha Marks, published in The New York Times on July 8, 2001

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Praise for Congresswoman Mary Bono for Her Stand on Energy Efficiency
by REP President Martha Marks, published in the Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2001

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Protesting Attempts to Deny Citizen Involvement in Endangered Species Protection
by Jim Peugh, a REP member in California; published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 12, 2001.

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Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
by Joan King, a REP member in Georgia, published in the Gainesville (GA) Times, April 3, 2001.

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Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
by Jerome Fitzpatrick, a REP member in Pennsylvania, published in the Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, March 21, 2001.

2000

star.gif (98 bytes) Be Conservative: Stop Building Roads
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino, published in PERC (Political Economy Research Center) Reports September 2000 edition.

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Hunters and Republicans Support Roadless Initiative
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino and Oscar Simpson, a REP member in New Mexico; published in the Silver City (NM) Sun-News, June 2000.

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Property Rights Arguments Don't Wash
by REP Director Anthony Cobb, published on a Maryland listserv, June 10, 2000.

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Soul-Enriching Forests
by Michael McFarland, a REP member in California, published in the Fresno Bee, June 7, 2000.

1999

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Fix Campaign Funding Now
by Michael McFarland, a REP member in California; published in the Fresno Bee on January 15, 1999

1998

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Why REP Supports the EPA
by REP Director Jim DiPeso; published on REP.org, February 1998.

1996 & 1995

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GOP Leaders Should Protect the Environment
by REP Director Jim DiPeso, published in the Valley Daily News, Kent, WA, April 25, 1996

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GOP Turning Green
by REP Co-Founder Martha Marks, published in the Chicago Tribune, November 10, 1995

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Assault on Environmental Laws Disturbs Some in GOP
by Dr. Robert D. Stoll, founding member of REP in Florida, published in the St. Petersburg Times, September 30, 1995