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2010

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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 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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Republicans Should Not Oppose Good Policy of AB 32
by William McLaughlin, member of REP's national Board of Directors, published May 3, 2010 by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, CA


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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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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

2009

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Natural Gas: An Energy and Environmental Game Changer?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Winter 2009. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Case for Moving Away from Fossil Fuels Remains Clear
by Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications, published December 13, 2009 in the Everett (WA) Herald. 


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What Would Reagan Do (In Copenhagen)?
by Rob Sisson, REP President, published December 10, 2009 in the Hawaii Reporter


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Graham Deserves Praise, Not Censure, for Climate Change Stance
by David Jenkins, REP vice president for government and political affairs, andChester Sansbury, South Carolina REP coordinator, published November 20, 2009 in the Post and Courier, Charleston, SC


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Climate Change Facts
by Chester Sansbury, South Carolina REP coordinator, published September 10, 2009 in the New Irmo (SC) News


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The Path to Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2009. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Carbon Dioxide Emissions Now Out of Control
by Bob Mount, Alabama REP member, published September 15, 2009 in the Opelika-Auburn (AL) News


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Military Leaders Sound Climate Alarm
by Jim DiPeso, REP vice president for policy and communications, published August 30, 2009 in the Everett (WA) Herald. A similar version of this op-ed was published September 19, 2009 in the Billings (MT) Gazette.


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Absolutely Amazing Distortions Related to Global Warming
by Bill McLaughlin, member of REP Board of Directors, published July 24, 2009 in the Hawaii Reporter


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Inglis Is Thoughtful Conservative That the GOP Needs
by David Jenkins, REP vice president for government and political affairs and John Wagner, South Carolina REP member, published July 9, 2009 in the Greenville (SC) News


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Carbon Tax Versus Cap-and-Trade: Two Approaches for Dealing with Climate Change
by REP Vice President for Policy and Communications Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2009. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Republicans Against Coal
by Chester Sansbury, REP South Carolina Coordinator, published in the May 19-25, 2009 edition of the Columbia, SC Free Times


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Climate Change Legislation, Beyond Party and Faction
by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, published May 22, 2009, in Grist


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Time for the GOP to Become Green
by REP President Rob Sisson, published May 20, 2009, in Politico


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Energizing the Economy
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2009. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


2008

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Cars to Grid: An Electrifying Idea
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Winter 2008. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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GOP must be the change it wants to see
by REP member Secretary of State Sam Reed (WA) , published November 19, 2008 by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer


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McCain's Stewardship Ethic Would Guide Decision-Making to Safeguard Chesapeake
by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, published October 3, 2008 by the Baltimore Sun


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McCain Will Protect Great Lakes
by REP Membership and Development Director Rob Sisson, published October 1, 2008 by the Traverse City (MI) Record-Eagle


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An Environmental Agenda for 44
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2008. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Energy Rhetoric Defies Reality
by Colorado REP member David Lien, published August 7, 2008 by the Colorado Springs Independent


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The Pickens Plan for Energy
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published July 10, 2008 in the Hawaii Reporter


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Coal and Nuclear: Can We Rehabilitate These Environmental Offenders?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2008. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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In Defense of Drilling
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published June 23, 2008 in the New Statesman


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Best Policy Is Made at Equator, Not Poles
by Brian H. Davis, REP Minnesota Coordinator, published June 13, 2008 in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune


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Bingaman could make a difference on climate bill
by New Mexico REP President Scott MacCurdy, published June 4, 2008 in the Albuquerque Journal


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Graham can play key role for climate, party
by REP President Martha Marks, published May 31, 2008 in The State, Columbia, South Carolina


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Protecting New Hampshire's forests with a national plan to cut carbon emissions
by New Hampshire REP member Jameson French, published May 31, 2008 in the Manchester Union Leader


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Risks and opportunity: A global-warming bill could give Pennsylvania a chance to be a technology leader
by Sandy Moser, REP Pennsylvania Chapter President; published May 30, 2008 in the Philadelphia Inquirer


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State Needs to Stay Strong on Global Warming Act
by Buddy Burke, REP California Chapter President; published May 25, 2008 in the Sacramento Bee


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Protecting Big Game Habitat in Browns Canyon
by David Lien, REP member in Colorado; published May 16, 2008 in the Denver Post


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Rail Overhaul, Investment Vital to Northeast Corridor and Nation
by Richard Stowe,a REP member in Connecticut, published May 9, 2008 in the Philadelphia Inquirer


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Legislators Trying to Micromanage Clean Cars Program to Undermine It
by Tina Beattie, REP Arizona Coordinator; published May 5, 2008 in the Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona


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We Can Slow Global Warming and Still Grow the Economy
by Ted Leach, REP Director; published May 4, 2008 in the Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire


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Protecting Wilderness Isn't Just for Liberals
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published March 30, 2008 in the Herald, Everett, Washington


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How Small Business Can Fight Global Warming
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2008. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso


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Why is Will against fuel efficiency?
by Sandy Moser, President of the Pennsylvania Chapter of REP; published January 17, 2008 in the Daily Local News

2007

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Bold Action Must Be Taken on Energy Bill
by Don Thompson, Colorado chapter secretary; published December 2, 2007 in the Pueblo Chieftain

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GOP Could Boost Its Prospects by Joining Climate-Change Fight
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published November 6, 2007 in The Seattle Times

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Energy, Environment, and Taxes
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2007. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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National Public Lands Day: A Good Reminder of the Importance of Maintaining Integrity of America's Infrastructure
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published October 2, 2007 in the Hawaii Reporter

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A New Spin on an Old Standby
by Richard Stowe, a REP member in Connecticut; published August 19, 2007 in the Hartford Courant

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U.S. Should Diversify Its Energy Portfolio
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published August 15, 2007 in the Tennessean

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Alaska's Troubled Republicans Not Real Conservatives
by David Jenkins, REP Government Affairs Director; published July 25, 2007 in the Anchorage Daily News

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Parks, land conservation funds in jeopardy
by Sandy Moser, REP Pennsylvania Chapter President; published July 12, 2007 in the Daily Local News

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Hawaii Ought to Be a Renewable Energy Paradise
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published July 9, 2007 in the Hawaii Reporter

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The Farm Bill: How Energy Concerns, Trade Disputes, and Budget Woes Are Changing a Sector That Impacts Every Facet of the Environment
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2007. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Fuel Economy and the GOP
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published June 21, 2007 in the Albuquerque Tribune

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States Right About States' Rights to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published June 11, 2007 in The Daily Green

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Douglas Should Renew Party's Tradition
by Denis Rydjeski, Vermont REP State Coordinator; published May 16, 2007 in the Burlington Free Press

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Going Green Is Too Big an Idea for Conventional Partisan Sniping
by Bob August, Tennessee REP State Coordinator; published May 14, 2007 in the Tennessean

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The Political Climate Changes
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2007. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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States, Business Fill D.C.'s Vacuum
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published week of March 26, 2007 in GreenBiz.com

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Welcome to the Machine
by Richard M. Stowe, a REP member in Connecticut; published March 1, 2007 in the New Canaan Advertiser

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You're kidding: Republicans for Environmental Protection
by Jay Newman, a REP member in Michigan; published February 1, 2007 in the Sturgis Journal

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Tennesseans of all stripes catching on to need for conservation
by Bob August, Tennessee REP Coordinator Bob August; published January 22, 2007 in the Tennessean

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Evergreen Achievement
by Jim DiPeso, REP Policy Director; published January 3, 2007 in the Albuquerque Tribune

2006

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Saving Montana's Rocky Mountain Front a Gift to Future Generations
by Montana REP Coordinator Gene Sentz, published December 21, 2006, in The New West

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Think Tanks and the Environment
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Winter 2006. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Replace foreign fuel with renewable energy
by Hawaii REP member State Rep. Cynthia Thielen, published December 4, 2006, in the Honolulu Advertiser

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Conservation can be key route on Republican road to recovery
by Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, published November 24, 2006, in the Kalamazoo Gazette, Jackson Hole News and Guide, and other newspapers

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Vast Land, Vast Protection
by New Mexico Chapter President Scott MacCurdy, published October 19, 2006, in the Albuquerque Tribune

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Conservation Starts with Obeying the Law
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published September 27, 2006, in the Hawaii Reporter

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Media Coverage and the Environment: Why Isn't Global Warming Hot News?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2006. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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'Truly Conservative' Response to Oil Crisis Needed
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published September 21, 2006, in the Albuquerque Tribune

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Centuries from now, our descendants will enjoy what we build wisely
by Tennessee REP member Charlie Howell, published September 16, 2006, in the Nashville Tennessean

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Widening Riverside is harmful
by Florida REP member Michael Lewyn, published September 6, 2006, in the Florida Times-Union

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Make Room for Bikes on Rail Cars
by Connecticut REP member Richard Stowe, published September 3, 2006, in the Hartford Courant and September 10, 2006 in the Stamford (CT) Advocate and the Greenwich (CT) Time

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Party's environmental moves examined
by New Mexico REP member Dr. John Bartlit, published August 29, 2006, in the Los Alamos Monitor

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Wilderness Designations Needed
by West Virginia REP Coordinator Allan Tweddle and REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published August 4, 2006, in the Charleston (WV) Gazette

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The Conservative Case for Wilderness
by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, published August 2, 2006, in the Rutland (Vermont) Herald

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Roadlesss forests: The best deal a governor could make
by REP President Martha Marks, published July 21-25, 2006, in the Salt Lake Tribune, BIllings (MT) Gazette, Spokane (WA) Spokesman-Review, Hartford Courant, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Albuquerque Journal, Huntsville (AL) Times, Raleigh News & Observer, Yorktown (VA) Daily Press, and Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press

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Top goal: Protect ocean ecosystem
by Frank Muller-Karger, a member of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and of the Executive Committee of REP's Florida Chapter, published June 18, 2006 in the Daytona Beach News-Journal

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Addicted to Oil
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2006. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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The 2006 Midterm Elections: An Environmental Perspective
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2006. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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No quick fixes
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published May 9, 2006 in the Albuquerque Tribune

2005

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Congress stands up to the oil industry
by Sandy Moser, president of the Pennsylvania Chapter, published December 29, 2005 in the Local Daily News

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Business Makes the Case for Climate Change
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Winter 2005. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Middle-Road Enviros
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published November 17, 2005 in the San Francisco Chronicle

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Think Outside the 'Car-First' Box
by Richard Stowe, member of REP America, published September 29, 2005 in the Stamford (CT) Advocate

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Peak Oil?
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2005. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Wild & Scenic: Republicans Support the Environment
by Doug Hansen, president of the California chapter of REP America, published August 31, 2005 in the Woodland (CA) Daily Democrat

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Wilderness: Reservoirs of Freedom
by Mike Beagle, a REP America member in Oregon, published August 15, 2005 in The Oregonian

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Subsidy-laden energy bill light on conservation
by former Governor David Cargo, published August 10, 2005 in the Albuquerque Journal

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Weldon Can Take Lead Role in Restoring Ocean Health
by Jim Stuhltrager, vice president of REP America, published August 1, 2005 in the Delaware County (PA) Daily Times

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Economy needs protection from oil addiction
by Paul Lehman, South Carolina coordinator for REP America, published June 29, 2005 in The State

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Select Philadelphia? They won't.
by Sandy Moser, president of the Pennsylvania Chapter of REP America, and Linda Morrison, published June 27, 2005 in the Philadelphia Inquirer

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Emissions Trading: How Pollutants Realign Political Coalitions
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2005. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Regulation not the cause of America's growing oil problems
by Chester Sansbury, a REP America member in South Carolina, published June 19, 2005 in the Island Packet

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From Stanwood to D.C., Making Energy Sense
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published June 15, 2005 in the Seattle Times

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Michigan Must Support Salmon Planning Act Bill
by Rob Sisson, President of the Michigan Chapter of REP America, published May 6, 2005 in the Kalamazoo Gazette

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America Faces Reality on Climate Change (Slowly)
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published April 29, 2005 in OpenDemocracy.net

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Modify Environmental Law? Not So Fast
by Lunell Haught, President of the Washington Chapter of REP America & Jim DiPeso REP America policy director, published April 22, 2005 in the Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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Remember Growing Greener II
by Sandy Moser, President of the Pennsylvania Chapter of REP America, published April 7, 2005 in the Daily Local (West Chester, PA)

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When Republicans Were Green
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published April 3, 2005 in the Dallas Morning News

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Environment in Exile? Prospects for the Federal Judiciary in the Second Bush Administration
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2005. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Kyoto Protocol Debuts: A Common Sense Look at a Global Problem
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published February 16, 2005 in the San Francisco Chronicle

2004

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We don't need another rubber stamp in Washington
by REP America member John Wagner, published December 3, 2004, in the Greenville (SC) News

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After the Election: The Outlook for Key Environmental Issues
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Winter 2004. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Columnist's grasp of the facts is what's endangered
by REP America president Martha Marks, published October 13, 2004, in the Albuquerque Journal

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Bush's sorry environmental record
by REP America members Russell Train and Rick Russman, published Sept. 23, 2004, in the Concord (NH) Monitor

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Embracing America's Outdoor Traditions
by Mike Beagle, a member of the Oregon chapter of REP America; published in The Oregonian, September 4, 2004

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Conservatives Should Return to Their Roots
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Casper (WY) Star-Tribune, September 3, 2004. A similar op-ed was published in the Billings (MT) Gazette, September 2, 2004

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Science and Environmental Policy: The Critical Role of Impartiality
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Autumn 2004. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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The States Don't Own National Forests
by Todd Benson, a member of REP America in Virginia; published in the Roanoke Times, Sunday August 22, 2004

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Roads to nowhere
by Allan Tweddle, REP America's West Virginia coordinator, and Jim DiPeso, REP America's policy director; published in the Charleston (WV) Gazette, Sunday August 1, 2004

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GOP Must Think Greener
by Sandy Moser, President of the Pennsylvania Chapter of REP America; published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 2004

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The Green Old Party
by Martha Marks, President of REP America; published in Sierra magazine, July-August, 2004

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Federal Budget-Making: The Environment Competes for Dollars
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Summer 2004. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Reagan Saw Forest for the Trees
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 2004

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Increase Fuel Economy of America's Autos
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Detroit News, May 23, 2004

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More Questions Than Answers about Drilling in Otero Mesa
by Ken Whiton,President of the New Mexico Chapter of REP America; published in the Albuquerque Tribune, March 25, 2004

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Climate Change and the States
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Spring 2004. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

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Field Day: The Bush administration's eagerness to give away public resources is too much for some party faithful
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Headwaters News

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GOP: Defend the Land
by John Hereford, Colorado member of REP America; published in the Denver Post, February 1, 2004

2003

star.gif (98 bytes) What Would Theodore Do?
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Environmental and Energy Study Institute's BCO Newsletter, December 2003 edition

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by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Billings Gazette and in the Salt Lake Tribune, December 28, 2003

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The Environment and the 2004 Election
by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, published in Environmental Quality Management, Winter 2003. To obtain a hard copy, please contact Jim DiPeso

star.gif (98 bytes) Dinosaur v. High-Tech Windmills
by Ken Whiton, President of the New Mexico Chapter of REP America; published in the Albuquerque Journal, November 24, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Senator Dole's Opportunity
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Charlotte Observer, November 10, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Secret Subsidies That Create Sprawl
by Pennsylvania Chapter President Sandy Moser; published in the Daily Local News, November 8, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Philosophical Divide
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in National Parks magazine's November/December 2003 edition

star.gif (98 bytes) E.P.—Eh? The EPA just isn't like it was in the good ol' (Nixon) days
by Russell Train, former EPA administrator and a member of REP America; published in Grist on Sept. 22, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Roadless areas enjoy strong public support
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in theTacoma News Tribune on August 29, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Bush needs to start promoting real conservation
by Lunell Haught, vice president of REP America's Washington chapter; published in theSpokane Spokesman-Review on August 22, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) How Bush can conserve wildlands heritage / "Deeds and Words"
by Martha Marks, President of REP America; published in theSan Francisco Chronicle on August 14, 2003 and in the Dallas Morning Newsi on August 20, 2003.

star.gif (98 bytes) Gold in Them Thar Hills: The Price of Parks
by Phil Young, a member of the Executive Committee of the New Mexico Chapter REP America; published in Thunderbear magazine, July-August, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Natural Gas - Conserve It, Then Switch to Renewables
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in theSan Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Pentagon outflanks the environment
by Martha Marks, President of REP America; published in Hearst Newspapers around the country in June, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Greening the Elephant
by Martha Marks, President of REP America; published in Grist Magazine on May 13, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Arctic Bait and Switch
by Ken Whiton, President of REP America's New Mexico chapter; published in the Albuquerque Tribune on May 8, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Republican leaders need to take a stand on conservation
by John Edwards, REP's North Carolina Coordinator; published in the Asheville Citizen-Times

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by David Cargo, former Governor of New Mexico and a member of REP America's Honorary Board; published in the Albuquerque Journal on April 17, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Refuges at Risk
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Albuquerque Tribune on March 31, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Global warming is no idle threat
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Chicago Sun-Times on February 1, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Foreign oil dependence entangles US with regimes that finance terror: Does buying SUVs promote terrorism?
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Detroit News on January 12, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Off-road rule off base
by REP America Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Casper (WY) Star Tribune on January 12, 2003

star.gif (98 bytes) Whittling away our forests
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Albuquerque Tribune on January 1, 2003

2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Still saving trees
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 25, 2002

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by REP America President Martha Marks; published in the Honolulu Advertiser, Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader and other newspapers in October, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Where there's smoke, there's fire
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Albuquerque Tribune on September 30, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Time for mining law reform
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Albuquerque Tribune on June 25, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Energy Bill Bust
by former New Mexico Governor David Cargo, a REP member; published in the Albuquerque Tribune on June 19, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Missouri Breaks Monument is part of the Teddy Roosevelt tradition
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in four Montana newspapers during January 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) On Earth Day, sorting the numbers
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Birmingham News and Albuquerque Journal on or about April 22, 2002

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by REP Director Phil Pryde and Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in the Los Angeles Times on April 4, 2002

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by REP President Martha Marks; cover article in The Wilderness Society's spring 2002 newsletter

star.gif (98 bytes) A placebo for climate change?
by Bruce Smart, a REP member, and John H. Gibbons; published in the Denver Post on February 24, 2002

star.gif (98 bytes) Missouri Breaks Monument is part of the Teddy Roosevelt tradition
by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso; published in four Montana newspapers—the Great Falls Tribune, Billings Gazette, Havre Daily News, and Lewistown News-Argus— during January 2002

2001

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End America's energy insecurity
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino; published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Charlotte Observer, Bangor Daily News, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Albuquerque Journal, St. Petersburg Times, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News, Pasadena Star-News, Keene Sentinel, Providence Journal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Long Beach Press-Telegram, St. Petersburg Times, and Daytona Beach News-Journal in October and November, 2001

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An Ecological Betrayal
by Theodore Roosevelt IV, lifetime member of REP; published in the Boston Globe September 4, 2001

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Good words, but now it's time for action
by REP President Martha Marks; published in Florida Today in August, 2001

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Bush's energy policy misses point
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino; published in the Hartford Courant on June 17, 2001

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Half a story about coal helps nobody
by Dr. John Bartlit, a member of REP America; published in the Los Alamos Monitor on June 10, 2001

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Forests on the road to ruin: Bush's "local input" mantra just a ruse to trash the rules
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino; published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on May 8, 2001

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Who moved my energy?
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino; published in the Portland Oregonian, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Albuquerque Journal, San Diego Union Tribune, Newark Star-Ledger, Hartford Courant, Casper (WY) Star-Tribune, Keene (NH) Sentinel and Arkansas Gazette between April and June, 2001

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Green Elephants must speak up
by REP President Martha Marks; published in the Billings (MT) Gazette, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, Jackson (MS) Clarion Ledger, Twin Falls (ID) Times-News, Birmingham (AL) News, Greenville (SC) News, Tallahassee (FL) Democrat and San Gabriel Valley (CA) Tribune on Earth Day weekend, April 20-23, 2001.

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Environmental concerns being ignored
by Bob Mount, a REP member; published in the Opelika-Auburn (AL) News on April 10, 2001

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Road Republicans should take leads to protection of forests
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino; published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Newark Star-Ledger, and Keene (NH) Sentinel in January, 2001

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Principle wins out on this point
by Joan King, a REP member; published in the Gainesville (GA) Times on Tuesday, October 31, 2000

2000

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by Former EPA Administrator Russell Train, a REP member; published in the Sacramento Bee on November 16, 2000

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A golden opportunity for the GOP: Protect America's estuaries and build environmental credibility
by REP President Martha Marks; published in the Austin American-Statesman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Providence Journal, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Asbury Park Press, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Keene Sentinel, Concord Monitor, Boise Statesman, and other newspapers around the country in August and September, 2000

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Is sprawl a Republican issue?
by Pennsylvania State Rep David Steil, a REP member

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Time for the GOP to steal back its conservation legacy
by REP President Martha Marks; published in the Miami Herald and other Knight-Ridder newspapers around the country in Spring, 2000

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Teddy's on Rushmore; critics forgotten
by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino; published in the Albuquerque Journal on February 10, 2000

1999

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The taxpayer subsidized car culture: Is vehicular freedom really free?
by Mike Lewyn, a REP member; published in the Buffalo (NY) Beat on July 1, 1999

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Earth Day's new owners
by Sam Booher, a REP member; published in the Augusta (GA) Chronicle on Earth Day, April 21, 1999

1998

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GOP can rebuild its constituency on firm grounds of environmental pragmatism
by Chuck McGrady, former president of the Sierra Club and a REP member; published in newspapers all across the United States in November, 1998

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Environmentalists? You bet, and they're mad!
by REP Director Phil Pryde, Ph.D.

1996

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Eco-gluttons? Not These Republicans!
by REP Directors Martha Marks and Jim DiPeso; published in The Christian Science Monitor on October 1, 1996

1995

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Protecting rare plants protects us!
by Martha Marks, co-founder of REP America; published in the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, August 17, 1995