Annual Meeting
The Pennsylvania chapter held
its annual meeting November 10, at the Eagle Inn & Tavern, in
Uwlchan. Ed Perry from the National
Wildlife Federation spoke about global warming.
Chapter leaders
discussed climate change with Congressman Jim Gerlach
On December 7, members of the
Pennsylvania chapter of REP met with Congressman Jim
Gerlach—a member of REP's Honorary Board— to discuss
climate change issues.
Chapter President published
op-ed
Sandy
Moser published an op-ed, Parks,
Land Conservation, Library Funds in Jeopardy, in the Daily
Local News. She also published these letters to the editor:
Chapter Fights
for Keystone Fund
Alert sent to PA REP Members on July 10, 2007: We've heard that the Keystone
Fund / Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund issue is on the table right now.
It's urgent that you reach out to Governor Ed Rendell and members of
the General Assembly now to oppose the diversion and support new
funding for the Hazardous Sites Fund.
Here's
a related letter that the Pennsylvania chapter sent to Republican
Senators and Representatives:
Dear
Governor Rendell, Senators and Representatives:
The
Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund is one of state
governments most successful programs and it is an excellent new
business catalyst as well. On behalf of the Pennsylvania Chapter of
Republicans for Environmental Protection, we urge you to keep the
Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund whole. PA-REP opposes
PA Senate Bill 913 and any other proposals that will reduce the amount
of funding available for crucial recreation, conservation, and other
projects supported by the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation
Fund.
Look
at any chamber of commerce web site and you'll see pretty pictures of
people in parks, families enjoying the outdoors, meadows and perhaps a
farm with contented horses or cows. Why? Because they know new
businesses are looking for communities with outdoor features that will
be appealing to their employees. The Governor and members of the
General Assembly say that they want new business and industry to settle
in Pennsylvania and have set aside billions of dollars in NewPA, the
state program to bring in new businesses. And yet by the end of this
week, funding for a program equally important to attracting new
business may be drastically cut.
There
are other options for funding HSCA including increasing the waste
tipping fee or funding HSCA out of the General Fund for one year while
study of a permanent solution is explored. Other options are
Representative Chris Ross' amendment to HB 1206 would direct
one-quarter mill of the capital stock- franchise tax to the HSCF. This
would be appropriate since the capital stock-franchise tax was an
original revenue source for the HSCF. Upon expiration of the capital
stock-franchise tax, 2.15 percent of the corporate net income tax would
be directed to the HSCF. Senator John Rafferty plans to introduce
legislation to establish a returnable beverage container deposit
program (a "bottle bill"). All unclaimed deposit money would be
dedicated to funding HSCA. We urge the Republican members of the Senate
and House to ask their respective leaders to keep the Keystone Fund off
the budget negotiation table.
Sincerely,
Sandy Moser, President, Pennsylvania Republicans for Environmental
Protection
"These
grants give municipalities the funding needed to leverage local dollars
in order to make dreams come true. Hearing a child squeal with delight
while growing through play, or seeing a person with disabilities enjoy
the outdoors, is evidence of money well spent." Former Republican Gov.
Mark Schweiker
Over
the years, the chapter has
taken strong positions on Land Use, Sprawl & Economic
Development, oil dependence and opposition to the repeal of
Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles and motor vehicle emissions inspection laws
and to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
REP President
Spoke in Bucks County
The
evening of March 8, 2007, national President Martha Marks
gave a speech entitled "Bully
for Courage" to the Bucks County Sierra Club in Doylestown
2006
The Chapter held
a forum on sprawl on October 28.
REP members at the sprawl forum: Dr.
Ralph Heister,
Anna Guglielmo, Becky
Corbin, Rebecca Hamilton, Paula
Coyne,
Wilbur Hamilton,
Chapter President Sandy Moser, Mike
McKinne,
Linda McKinne, Roberta
Turner, and Linda Morrison.
Chapter Held
Annual Meeting October 28, 2006
The
Pennsylvania chapter held its annual meeting at the Inn at Chester
Springs in Lionville.
Chapter Tabled at
Fitzpatrick Energy Fair
On
August 4, 2006, Pennsylvania Chapter President Sandy
Moser and fellow REP member Roberta Turner
tabled for REP at a renewable energy fair sponsored by Congressman
Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The congressman was pleased by
REP's attendance, and stopped by the table, which included REP's
publications and displayed educational materials about the benefits of
cleaner energy technologies.
Above
left: Chapter President Sandy Moser,
with Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick at 2006
energy fair.
Above right: Sandy attended Congressman
Jim Gerlach's November 7, 2006 victory party
Pennsylvania
REP is proud that Representative Fitzpatrick scored a perfect 100% on
national REP's 2005 Congressional Scorecard. Click here to
download that publication.
Chapter President
Sandy Moser published these letters to the editor:
Chapter
Newsletter
Summer
2006 (PDF downloads: page
1, page 2)
2005
Chapter Annual
Meeting Included Presentation on Sprawl
At
its annual meeting on November 12, 2005, the Pennsylvania chapter
hosted a forum on state subsidies that encourage urban sprawl. About 30
REP members heard a presentation from the Keystone Center on
sprawl-inducing impacts of state economic development grants.
Chapter VP Spoke
to Association of Environmental Professionals
Pennsylvania
Chapter Vice President Doug Ayers spoke
to the Pennsylania Association of Environmental Professionals annual
conference on May 13, 2005 in Scranton.
Chapter members
published several op-eds and letters to the editor
Chapter
President Sandy Moser published two
op-eds in the Daily Local News:
Jim
Stuhltrager, a Pennsylvania REP member who is also the
vice president of national REP's board of directors, published an
op-ed, Weldon
can take lead role in restoring ocean health, in the Delaware
County Daily Times.
Chapter
President Sandy Moser and PA REP Policy
Coordinator Linda Morrison published an
op-ed, "Select
Philadelphia? They wont.", in the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
National
President Martha Marks gave the dinner
keynote speech, "Land
Conservation is Conservative, Patriotic and Spiritual", at
the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association conference in Lancaster, April
8, 2005.
REP
member Paula Coyne published a letter to
the editor, Arctic
drilling isn't answer to fuel crisis, in the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
2004
Chapter Hosted
REP's National Conference
Pennsylvania
Chapter was proud to host Republicans for Environmental Protection and
ConservAmerica's 2004 Joint Annual Meeting and Conference, October 1-3,
2004, at the Radisson Plaza—Warwick Hotel at Rittenhouse Square.
Among
other speeches, REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
gave a talk entitled "EPA's
role in addressing global warming."
The
photo above shows most of those who attended the event. Photo by Martha
Marks.
Above
right: National President Martha Marks
bestows REP's "Green Elephant Award for Citizen Achievement" on
Philadelphia REP member Ernesta Ballard.
Clean Air
Advocacy Workshop in Philadelphia a great success
In
cooperation with Republicans for Environmental Protection,
ConservAmerica sponsored citizen advocacy workshops on the impacts of
coal-fired power plants on air quality. One of the workshops was held
in Philadelphia in August 2004.
Chapter President
Sandy Moser published an op-ed, GOP must
think greener, in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
2003
Pennsylvania REP
Chapter launched!
November
9, 2003, was an exciting day as Republicans for Environmental
Protection launched its eighth chapter in Pennsylvania. National
President Martha Marks flew in for the
occasion and was joined by REP members from around the state. The photo
below was taken that day.
Chapter President
Sandy Moser published an op-ed, Secret
subsidies that create sprawl, in the Daily Local
News.
2002
National REP
leaders published two op-eds in our state
National
President Martha Marks published an
op-ed, Energy
legislation deplorable, in the Wilkes-Barre
Times-Leader.
REP
Policy Director Jim DiPeso published an
op-ed, On
Earth Day, sorting the numbers, in the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
2001
REP members began
spreading our message in Pennsylvania.
Jim
Scarantino published two op-eds in the Philadelphia
Inquirer:
REP
members with Congressman Jim Gerlach: 