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2011

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Don't Let Congress Give Away Our Great Outdoors
by William Wiley and Phil Young, president and secretary of REP's New Mexico Chapter, published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on December 4, 2011. 

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Wilderness Bill Violates Republican Tradition
by Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications, published in the Bakersfield Californian on November 15, 2011. 

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Conservation Shouldn't Be Partisan Debate
by A.J. Otjen, Montana REP state coordinator, published in the Billings Gazette on October 20, 2011. 

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How Much Oil Does the United States Have?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2011. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Preserving Fort Monroe
byJim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications; published in The Hill's Congress Blog on September 23, 2011. 

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America Needs Laws That Protect Clean Air, Water
by A.J. Otjen, Montana REP state coordinator, and Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications; published in the Billings Gazette on August 15, 2011. 

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N.M.'s Heritage, Future Under Attack in House
by Oscar Simpson, Ken Whiton, and Phil Young from REP's New Mexico Chapter, published in the Albuquerque Journal on July 28, 2011. 

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Conservation, Quality of Life Suffer in Fiscal Crisis
by Phil Young, secretary of REP's New Mexico Chapter; published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on July 16, 2011. 

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Five Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2011. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Let's Agree to Reduce Waste in the U.S.
by A.J. Otjen, Montana REP state coordinator; published in the Billings Gazette on June 25, 2011. 

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We're in Need of an Energy Policy
by Jay Newman, a REP member in Michigan; published in the Sturgis (MI) Journal on April 28, 2011. 

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Advanced Energy R&D: Hitting the Climate Policy Reset Button?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2011. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Conservation Fund, Antiquities Act Prove Great for Outdoors
by Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications; published in the Sacramento Bee on April 7, 2011. A similar op-ed as published March 9, 2011 in The Hill's Congress Blog.

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Conservation, Stewardship Are Core Republican Values
by J.C. Moore, a REP member in Oklahoma; published in the Tulsa World on January 26, 2011

2010

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Can DOD Lead the Way to a Better Energy Future?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Winter 2010. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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In Whitman's California, Cleantech Will Thrive
by Virginia Chang Kiraly, president of REP's California Chapter, published October 25, 2010 by Greentech Media


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Re-Imagining Infrastructure
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2010. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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It's Conservative to Conserve
by Rob Sisson, president of REP, published October 4, 2010 by the Washington Times


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Hawaii Ideal for Wave Energy
by State Representative Cynthia Thielen, a Hawaii REP member, published July 26, 2010 by the Honolulu Star Advertiser


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Land and Water Conservation Fund Deserves Full Funding
by Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications, published September 17, 2010 in the Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times, September 10, 2010 in the Washington Examiner, September 4, 2010 in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 23, 2010 in Politico, August 22, 2010 in the Boston Herald, July 29, 2010 in RollCall.com and July 21, 2010 by the Daily Caller


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Reframing the Climate Message: Clean Air, Energy Security, More Jobs. What's Not to Like?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2010. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Myths Power Critics of Solar and Wind Energy
by Ken Whiton, REP member in New Mexico, published May 27, 2010 by the Albuquerque Journal


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Measuring Obama's Environmental Record
by David Jenkins, REP vice president for government and political affairs, published in the Spring 2010 edition of inFocus


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Federal Energy Subsidies: Murky, Problematic, and Tricky to Eliminate
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2010. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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A Republican Choice for a Greener Vermont Without Vermont Yankee
by Denis Rydjeski, Vermont REP State Coordinator, published February 21, 2010 by the Rutland Herald, Rutland, VT


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Interior Department Restores Balance
by Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications, published March 7, 2010 in the Pueblo (CO) Chieftain. Also published February 23, 2010 in the Billings Gazette. Also published February 14, 2010 in the Albuquerque Journal, February 5, 2010 in the Denver Post, and January 24, 2010, in the Casper (WY) Star-Tribune. Also published in Ted Williams' Conservation Blog in Fly Rod & Reel Online