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2008

	The Environmental Case for John McCain Speech given to Society of Environmental Journalists conference, Roanoke, Virginia; October 18, 2008; by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins
	The 2008 Congressional Election: More Blue Doesn't Always Mean More Green Speech given to Society of Environmental Journalists conference, Roanoke, Virginia; October 17, 2008; by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins
	The Environment and Our Health: A Conservative Case for Stewardship: Speech 2 Speech given to Day of the Child continuing education event, West Reading Medical Center, West Reading, Pennsylvania; October 3, 2008; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	The Environment and Our Health: A Conservative Case for Stewardship: Speech 1 Speech given to Pennsylvania Institute for Children's Environmental Health, Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania; October 2, 2008; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	John McCain's Energy Plan and the Imperative for Stewardship Speech given to the South Peninsula Area Republican Council, Los Altos, California; September 25, 2008; by REP President Martha Marks
	It's Easy Being Green—And Republican Speech given to the "Tuesday Group" of Mainstream Republicans, St. Paul, Minnesota; September 1, 2008; by REP President Martha Marks
	McCain's Conservative Case for a Climate Policy Speech given at the University of Montana, Center for Ethics, Missoula, Montana; August 5, 2008; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Going Green to Make Green Speech given to North King County Green Business Conference, Shoreline, Washington; June 10, 2008; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Climate, Carbon Emissions, and Energy Choices: Why States Should Act Speech given to Mainstream Republicans of Washington conference, Gig Harbor, Washington; May 17, 2008; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Conservatism and Conservation Presentation given to graduate environmental studies class, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington; February 20, 2008; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso

2007

	Decision 2008: Finding a True Conservative on Climate Change Speech given to Power Shift 2007 conference, College Park, Maryland; November 3, 2007; by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins
	REP Endorses McCain for President Speech given in Concord, New Hampshire; October 14, 2007; by REP President Martha Marks
	Beyond Party and Faction Speech given to Sierra Club National Political Training Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland; October 13, 2007; by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins
	The Farm Bill: When Water, Energy, Trade and Budget Issues Collide Speech given to REP Washington Chapter annual meeting, Spokane, Washington; September 15, 2007; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Three Principles for Washington Climate Action Team Speech given to Washington State Climate Action Team, Seattle, Washington; August 7, 2007; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Reclaiming Environmental Leadership Speech given at Republican Leadership Council's California Leadership Weekend, Buellton, California; July 14, 2007; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Thank You, Governor Schwarzenegger Informal talk at private gathering sponsored by State Senator Tom Harman; June 27, 2007; by REP President Martha Marks
	Voyage of Rediscovery: The Republican Party's Conservation Tradition Speech given at annual conference of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Cody, Wyoming; June 8, 2007; by REP President Martha Marks
	A Time for Statesmen Speech given at a private lunch at the University Club, Nashville, Tennessee; April 24, 2007; by REP President Martha Marks
	Three Ideas for Our National Parks Speech given to National Parks Centennial Initiative Listening Session; March 26, 2007; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Climate Crisis Action Day Speech Speech given to the Climate Crisis Action Day; March 20, 2007; by REP Membership and Development Director Rob Sisson
	Republicans and Global Warming: Getting Beyond the Climate of Denial Speech given to the National Association of Environmental Law Societies' Great Warming Conference; March 13, 2007; by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins
	Bully for Courage Speech given to the Bucks County Sierra Club, Doylestown, Pennsylvania; March 8, 2007; by REP President Martha Marks
	Getting Off the Oil Dependence Treadmill Speech given to New Mexico chapter of REP, Albuquerque; January 23, 2007; by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso

2006

	National Parks: A Bipartisan Heritage Presentation given to the National Parks Conservation Association Centennial Challenge Roundtable, Seattle; December 12, 2006, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	After the Election: Prospects for Climate Legislation Presentation given to the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Seattle; November 16, 2006, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	New Energy Future Remarks Statement given at the University of the District of Columbia; Washington, DC, October 26, 2006, by REP Government Affairs Director David Jenkins
	The Conservative Case for Conservation Speech given at Mesa College; Grand Junction, Colorado, October 24, 2006, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	On Thin Ice: America Needs a New Energy Game Plan Speech given to Odyssey Days alternative fuels and sustainable energy fair; Shoreline, Washington, October 14, 2006, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	The Conservative Branch of the Wilderness Family Tree Speech given to Columbia Highlands Initiative Advisory Council; Spokane, Washington, October 2, 2006, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Address to Kirkland (WA) Chamber of Commerce Statement on ensuring a strong economy and clean environment; Kirkland, Washington, September 19, 2006, by State Representative Toby Nixon, a member of REP Washington Chapter Executive Committee.

2005

	Statement on Preserving Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Statement on preserving Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; St. Paul, Minnesota, September 27, 2005, by Minnesota REP Coordinator Evan Rice
	Drilling Arctic Refuge Doesn't Solve Energy Problem Statement given at press conference; Mercer Island, Washington, September 14, 2005, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Event Honoring Congressman Jim Ramstad Statement given at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Center; Bloomington, Minnesota, August 24, 2005, by Minnesota REP Coordinator Evan Rice
	Land Conservation is Conservative, Patriotic and Spiritual Dinner speech at the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association's annual conference; Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 8, 2005, by REP President Martha Marks
	Putting Conservation Back into Conservatism Keynote speech at the Western Slope Environmental Resource Council annual meeting; Hotchkiss, Colorado, March 20, 2005, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso

2004

	Why Cleaner Cars Make Sense Informal speech given to WashPIRG canvassers, Seattle, Washington, December 1, 2004, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	The Politics of Wilderness Protection 40th Anniversary National Wilderness Conference, Lake George, New York, October 12, 2004, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	EPA's Role in Addressing Global Warming REP America and ConservAmerica Joint Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2, 2004, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Puget Sound Conservatives Redmond, Washington, September 21, 2004, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	In the Name of Bipartisanhip Denver, Colorado, September 9, 2004, by REP President Martha Marks
	REP Supports Protection for National Forest Roadless Areas, Seattle, Washington, August 10, 2004, by JiREP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	"Rally for National Parks", Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 7, 2004, by New Mexico REP Chapter President Ken Whiton
	REP Supports Protection for National Forest Roadless Areas, St. Paul, Minnesota, July 23, 2004, by Minnesota REP Coordinator Evan Rice
	National Conservation and Environmental Policy, Washington, DC, July 14, 2004, by REP Director Josh First
	"Fang and Claw", Tampa, Florida, May 5, 2004, by REP President Martha Marks
	REP's Earth Day message to the GOP, statement given at a press conference with the leaders of other major environmental organizations at the Willard Hotel, Washington, DC; April 21, 2004, by REP President Martha Marks
	"Martha's Little Pop Quiz" and other challenges, speech at the University of Michigan's Earth Week; April 1, 2004, by REP President Martha Marks
	Energy Key to Economy and Global Security, speech to the "It's Your America" conference, Bellevue, Washington; March 2, 2004, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	The Magic of Our Message, speech to the Garden Club of America, Washington, DC; February 25, 2004, by Martha Marks, president of REP America
	Becoming an Iceberg, speech to the national Sierra Club Board of Directors and Staff, Albuquerque, New Mexico; February 21, 2004, by REP President Martha Marks
	Loving the Earth: A Bipartisan Affair, speech to the High Country Conservation Alliance, Crested Butte, Colorado; February 6, 2004, by REP President Martha Marks
	Environmental Politics in 2004, speech at Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut; February 5, 2004, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Energy as the Key to Republicans' Hearts, speech at Washington State University Cooperative Extension Energy Program, Olympia, Washington, January 27, 2004, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso

2003

	Grasslands Wilderness: Its Time Has Come, speech to the Grasslands Wilderness Symposium, Rapid City, South Dakota, November 13, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Opportunities for States in a Carbon-Constrained World, speech to West Virginia Conference on the Environment, Charleston, West Virginia, October 28, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Global Warming: It's Real, So Let's Do Something About It, speech to Environmental Law Society at University of Chicago, October 24, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Just Say No! to the pork-barrel energy bill, keynote speech at Minnesota League of Conservation Voters' Annual Awards Dinner, St Paul, October 21, 2003, by REP President Martha Marks
	A Traditional Conservative Take on Wilderness, speech at Golden Gate University Law School, San Francisco, October 11, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Debunking the False Dichotomy keynote speech at the Dallas Sierra Club, October 8, 2003, by REP President Martha Marks
	Conservatively Speaking keynote speech at the Western North Carolina Alliance's annual meeting in Asheville, NC, Sept. 27, 2003, by REP President Martha Marks
	Clean Energy: More Than a Personal Virtue delivered at joint annual meeting of REP America and ConservAmerica, September 13, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Protecting National Forest Roadless Areas delivered at a press conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 21, 2003, by REP President Martha Marks
	Global Warming, in Bellevue, Washington, May 1, 2003, by Jim DiPeso, REP America Policy Director
	Federation of State Conservation Voters Leagues, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 28, 2003, by REP President Martha Marks
	Montana Conservation Voters, Helena, Montana, March 14, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon, March 6, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Global Conservation Issues, Washington, DC, February 12, 2003, by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso

2002

	REP's role in future wilderness campaigns Speech delivered at the first Wilderness for Conservatives conference in Albuquerque, December 7, 2002, by REP President Martha Marks
	River activists are patriots! Keynote speech delivered at the River Alliance of Wisconsin annual awards dinner on November 9, 2002, by REP President Martha Marks
	Keynote speech delivered at the Washington Conservation Voters annual breakfast on October 16, 2002, by REP President Martha Marks
	REP challenges the Blue Ribbon Coalition on ORV abuse of public lands Statement by James Monteith at press conferences in Pocatello, Idaho (August 8) and Billings, Montana (August 9)
	REP supports wilderness protection for the Tongass National Forest Statement by Tony Cobb at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2002
	Wilderness: Idaho's special gift Speech delivered at the Wild Idaho conference in Redfish Lake on May 19, 2002, by REP President Martha Marks
	Why is sprawl a conservative concern? Keynote speech delivered at the Sustainable Dallas conference on May 11, 2002, by REP President Martha Marks
	What would TR do? Keynote speech delivered April 12, 2002 at the launch of the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition's "Great Forest Campaign," in Hendersonville, North Carolina by REP President Martha Marks

2001

	Roadless protection and Republican values Speech delivered September 4, 2001 at a Seattle press conference by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Conservatives should conserve, shouldn't they? Plenary speech delivered June 25, 2001 in Arlington, Virginia, at the annual convention of the National Association of Environmental Professionals by REP President Martha Marks
	REP supports the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Statement delivered June 5, 2001 at a Seattle press conference by REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso
	Roadless and Republican Values Statement delivered May 1, 2001 at a Washington, DC, press conference in support of the US Forest Service's Roadless Initiative by REP DIrector Tom Pelikan
	Conservation is Conservative Speech delivered April 26, 2001 at Notre Dame University's Earth Day celebration by Indiana REP Coordinator Dave Herrington
	The Precautionary Principle: A Conservative Way of Thinking Keynote speech delivered February 28, 2001at the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable Conference in Chicago by REP President Martha Marks
	REP opposes the appointment of Gale Norton as Interior Secretary Statement delivered January 12, 2001 at a Washington, DC, press conference by REP President Martha Marks

2000

	Protect our remaining roadless areas now! Statements given at public hearings on protecting the remaining large roadless areas in our National Forests by Tom Pelikan, Chester Sansbury and Dr. Phil Pryde, state and national REP leaders.
	REP Supports the Roadless Initiative Statement before the House Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, April 2000; Washington, DC by REP Executive Director Jim Scarantino

1999

Connecting People with Wild Places and Wild Creatures
Keynote speech at the Wild Rockies Rendezvous, September 1999; Missoula, Montana, by REP President Martha Marks

1997

Republicans and the Environment
Speech at the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference, August, 1997; Indianapolis, Indiana, by REP President Martha Marks