“GREENING UP” THE GOP
Click the links below to read REP’s “carrot and stick” approach to this challenge.
THE CARROTS:
Praise for Republicans and the GOP
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Congressman Jim Saxton (R, NJ) happily accepts REP’s “Best in the House in 2006” award from Martha Marks at a press conference in a nature preserve in his district. The event was well covered by the local media. Click here to learn more about the REP Scorecard that resulted in Rep. Saxton’s award.
ELECTED OFFICIALS WELCOME REP’S PRAISE
- “Rep. Thielen recognized by national organization,” January 31, 2012
- “Smith scores big on protecting environment,” May 30, 2008
- REP’s 2007 endorsement of John McCain for president, Concord, NH, October 14, 2007
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“THANK YOUS” TO GOP OFFICIALS (a sample)
- REP praises President George W. Bush for designating marine monuments, press release, January 2009
- Bully for Courage, REP President Martha Marks praising Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, speech to the Bucks County Sierra Club, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, March 2007
- President Gerald Ford: An Evergreen Achievement, by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, Abuquerque Tribune, Jan 2007
- Thank you, Governor Schwarzenegger, REP President Martha Marks speaking directly to the governor at an event hosted by the California Chapter of REP, June 2006 (See the photo below and others on this page.)
- Thank you, Congressman Ramstad, Minnesota REP Coordinator Evan Rice speaking directly to Congressman Jim Ramstad, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, August 2005
- Thank you letter to 8 Members of Congress for sponsoring legislation to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, January 2005
- Praise for Congressman Chris Shays, by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, Connecticut Post, June 2002
- Thank you letter to Rep. Nancy Johnson for introducing legislation to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, May 2001
- Thank you letter to 22 Members of Congress for encouraging President Bush to uphold the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, May 2001
- Thank you, Chairman Vance, by Bruce Fischer, President of REP’s Washington State Chapter, letter to the chairman of his state’s Republican Party, May 2001
- Praise for California Representative Steve Horn, by REP President Martha Marks, letter to the editor, Salon Magazine, January 2001 (also published in newspapers in his congressional district)
- REP thanks Senator William Roth, REP President Martha Marks, letter to the editor, Washington Post, November 2000
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SPEECHES
- More blue doesn’t necessarily mean more green, by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, Society of Environmental Journalists, Roanoke, Virginia, October 2008
- The Environmental Case for John McCain, by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, Society of Environmental Journalists, Roanoke, Virginia, October 2008
- John McCain’s Energy Plan and the Imperative for Stewardship, by REP President Martha Marks, South Peninsula Area Republican Council, Los Altos, California, September 2008
- Voyage of Rediscovery: The Republican Party’s conservation tradition, by REP President Martha Marks, Greater Yellowstone Coalition’s annual conference, Cody, Wyoming, June 2007
- A time for statesmen, by REP President Martha Marks, private lunch hosted by Charles and Julie Howell, Vanderbilt University Club, Nashville, Tennessee, April 2007
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REP’S OWN PUBLICATIONS (a sample)
- Proud to Praise ‘Em!, The Green Elephant, summer 2008
- Why we endorsed Senator John McCain for President, by Policy Director Jim DiPeso, The Green Elephant, summer 2007
- Proud to Praise ‘Em!, The Green Elephant, spring 1998
- Proud to Praise ‘Em!, The Green Elephant, winter 1997
In 2006. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California REP members listen as Martha Marks reads Thank you, Governor Schwarzenegger. (This B&W photo was scanned from The Green Elephant. See three full-color photos of this barbeque in the back yard of State Senator Tom Harman’s house in REP’s HISTORY, PART 3.)
THE STICKS:
Criticism for Republicans and the GOP
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OP-EDS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- GOP must be the change it wants to see, by Sam Reed, Secretary of State of Washington State and a REP member, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 2008
- You’re kidding: Republicans for Environmental Protection? by Jay Newman, Sturgis (MI) Journal, February 2007
- Bush’s sorry environmental record, by former EPA Administrator Russell Train and former New Hampshire State Senator Richard Russman, both long-time REP members, Concord (NH) Monitor, September 2004.
- Asbestos warning should be issued, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 2003
- An ecological betrayal, by Theodore Roosevelt IV, a lifetime REP member, Boston Globe, September 2001
- Good words, but now it’s time for action, by REP President Martha Marks, Florida Today, August 2001
- Protecting the environment is more than a photo op, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, Seattle Post-Inteligencer, July 2001
- Green Elephants must speak up, by REP President Martha Marks 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 2001
- Environmental concerns being ignored, by Alabama REP member Bob Mount, Opelika-Auburn News, April 2001
- Republican folly, by Bruce Fischer, President of REP’s Washington State Chapter, Seattle Times, December 2000
- Principle wins out on this point, by Joan King, a REP member in Georgia, Gainsville (GA) Times, October 2000
- Fix campaign funding now, by Michael McFarland, Ph.D, a member of REP’s California Chapter, Fresno Bee, January 1999
- Eco gluttons? Not these Republicans!, by Jim DiPeso, Christian Science Monitor, October 1996
- GOP leaders should protect the environment, by Jim DiPeso, Valley Daily News, April 1996
- Assault on environmental laws disturbs some in GOP, by Dr. Bob Stoll, St. Petersburg Times, September 1995
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SPEECHES
- Politics, Pollution and the GOP, by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, Society of Environmental Journalists conference, Miami, October 2011
- Republicans should get into the game, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, King County Republican District Chairmen, Bellevue, Washington, August 2009
- Decision 2020: Finding a true conservative on climate change, by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, Power Shift Conference, College Park, Maryland, November 2007
- Between Party and Faction, by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, Sierra Club’s National Political Training Conference in Silver Spring, Maryland, October 2007
- Reclaiming Environmental Leadership, REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso, Republican Leadership Council’s California Leadership Weekend, Buellton, July 2007
- REP’s Earth Day message to the GOP, REP President Martha Marks, Earth Day press conference with other national environmental leaders, Washington, DC, April 2004
- Conservatives should conserve, shouldn’t they? REP President Martha Marks, plenary speech at the annual convention of the National Association of Environmental Professionals, Arlington, Virginia, June 2001
- REP opposes the nomination of Gale Norton as interior secretary, REP President Martha Marks, Washington, DC, press conference with other national environmental leaders, January 2001
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REP’S OWN PUBLICATIONS (a sample)
- Words and Deeds: The environmental record of Governor George W. Bush, The Green Elephant, fall 2000
- Whither the GOP?, The Green Elephant, fall 1998-winter 1999
- Our Grand Old Party: Painted into a corner on the environment, The Green Elephant, spring 1997
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Photo at top: The survival and recovery of the American Bison is one of America’s greatest conservation accomplishments… the result of cooperative efforts by patriots of both parties. (photo: Shutterstock)