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REP's Jim DiPeso, Chester Sansbury,
and David Jenkins outside the
Post and Courier, where they met with the
editorial board in December 2007.
The paper published an article about REP,
Republican group's focus is
conservation, really,"
as a result of that meeting.


REP's Martha Marks being interviewed
at a pre-debate press conference in
Myrtle Beach in January 2008.
Photo by David Jenkins.

 

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REP leaders "blitz" South Carolina to raise awareness of climate change.

From early December 2007 through the middle of January 2008, REP leaders from South Carolina and elsewhere—South Carolina REP Coordinator Chester Sansbury, national President Martha Marks, Policy Director Jim DiPeso, and Government Affairs Director David Jenkins (a graduate of Furman University)—held two press conferences—including one in Columbia with Attorney General Henry McMaster and State Senator John Courson—met with editorial boards, citizen groups, Republican leaders, and others. Their purpose was to raise awareness of the science and impacts associated with climate change.


At our January 2008 press conference in Columbia, announcing REP"s
endorsement of Senator John McCain, are Attorney General Henry McMaster,
REP President Martha Marks, Government Affairs Director David Jenkins,
State Senator John Courson, and State Coordinator Chester Sansbury.

REP and its sister non-profit, ConservAmerica, have produced a 12-page, full-color publication specifically to help South Carolina residents learn more about climate change. It's called Good Stewards: A Conservative Citizen's Guide to Climate Change, and it's available on this web site.

Here's a sample from that publication:

"Edmund Burke, the father of modern conservatism, described human society as a contract among generations.
Those living are responsible for preserving our inheritance from the past on behalf of the unborn.

The earth's climate is a grand estate that we have inherited. A stable climate provides sustenance and certainty.
It enables us to grow food, build communities, and carry out the pursuit of happiness.

As an inventive and resourceful people who found ingenious ways to use energy,
we have made our world healthier and prosperous. There is sound reason to believe, however,
that the climate is changing, an unintended and risky consequence of building our modern civilization.
Governor Mark Sanford has noted that this is a serious matter for South Carolina."

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