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Jim DiPeso is the policy director for Republicans for Environmental Protection. He writes about environmental issues from a Republican perspective.
Bipartisan Ingredients Added to Climate Bill Recipe
Why I Don't Take 'Climate Gate' Seriously
Climate gate analysis. Whether those climate scientists' emails about one another and about skeptics make any difference.
Who Will Break the Energy Monopolies?
Far-Right Picks a New Fight: Donations to Environmental Groups
Far right conservatives are attacking Meg Whitman, Republican governor of California, for donations to environmental groups.
Rallying Christians to the Climate Change Fight
A Climate for Change, the new book about rallying Christians to the climate change global warming fight, is reviewed favorably.
What the Off-Off-Year Elections Mean for the Environment
Will We Bother Using Our New Clean Energy Technology?
Clean energy technology is coming, from smart grids, monitoring, plug-in hybrid vehicles like the Volt...but will all that reduce consumption?
Why American Prairie Deserves the Same Reverence as National Parks
'Clean' Coal and Nuclear Energy Are the Backbone of Senate Climate Bill (and That's a Good Thing)
Sen Kerry and Sen Graham have formed a bipartisan approach to global warming that includes clean coal and nuclear power and many other centrist proposals that are necessary to win 60 votes in the Senate.
An Open Letter to Tom Donohue at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tinkering with the Machinery of Life
Children's health is determined by a number of factors, including exposure to toxic chemicals and other environmental factors, according to recent research.
Why Fossil Fuel Companies Fear Wind Power
Oil and gas and coal companies fear wind power as a disruptive technology that grows quickly bigger.
The Fight Between Low-Carb and High-Carb Utilities
Carbon allowances in the ACES carbon cap and trade bill are prompting a fierce fight between power companies with a lot of coal fired power plants, and those with more nuclear and renewable energy plants.
Why Duke Dissed Big Coal
The Wilderness Act: A 'Down Payment on Forever'
Forget Pork. When It Comes to Transportation Spending, Think Sugar
The U.S. highway system needs reinvestment, but how to do it right?
Geo-Engineering: A Climate Fix or Cloud Cuckoo Land?
Is geo engineering the climate as a solution to global warming a good idea? What will the consequences be?
Is Natural Gas the Answer to Our Energy Problems?
Is natural gas the answer to global warming, energy security and our other energy problems? Many support natural gas for good reason, but the fossil fuel has drawbacks that include water and air pollution.
Why Feebates Would Work Better Than Cash for Clunkers
Feebates for clunkers would be smarter, if less catchy, than cash for clunkers. Here's why.
Cap and Trade: Lessons from History
Cap and trade regulations work to reduce pollution efficiently and cost-effectively. So why don't Republicans learn the lessons of 1990, when President Bush tackled acid rain, in the current fight against global warming?
When There's a (George) Will, There's a Way (to Ignore Global Warming Reality)
George Will's latest column in the Washington Post says global warming stopped in 1998 and anyway the U.S. shouldn't reduce greenhouse gas emissions because of China's prodigious carbon dioxide output. Not so.
To Understand Climate Science Skeptics, Look to Moon Landing Conspiracy Theorists
Moon shadows: Why it's so hard for some of us to get our heads around hard science, and what he moon landing conspiracy theory can teach us about climate science deniers.
Why a Company That Gets 1/3 of Its Power from Fossil Fuels Supports Carbon Cap-and-Trade
Entergy, a company that relies on coal for one third of the power it produces, supports carbon cap-and-trade. Here's why.
The ACES Eight
The eight Republicans who voted for the American Clean Energy and Security.
Sanford Should Have Taken That Hike
Mark Sanford's affair excuse, that he was hiking the Appalachian Trail, was a lie. Still, politicians should follow Theodore Roosevelt's environmental lead and get perspective and inspiration in the American wilderness.
10 Environmental Issues Republicans Should Champion
These 10 issues should be core conservative values for Republicans, and the GOP -- at a crossroads following the election of Barack Obama -- should get behind these environmental issues now.
Peak Coal, Global Warming Policy and Exponential Math
Peak coal could be closer than we think, based on three new reports. That has a lot to do with our global warming policy, and our lacking understanding of exponential math.
Has the Green Bubble Burst?
Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger say the green bubble has burst. Are they right?
In Climate Debate, Big Corn Demands Another Handout
Corn ethanol isn't a good fuel, from a greenhouse gas perspective, but Congress could well include ethanol mandates in its global warming bills energy bills.
While Democrats Hand Out Climate Bill Gifts to Coal States, Republicans Mostly Sit on Sidelines
Honey, I Shrunk the Party
Environmental stewardship is part of a center-right winning strategy for Republicans to remain relevant.
Arlen Specter Is No Environmentalist, But He May Speed a Cap-and-Trade Bill Through the Senate
Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party means it may be easier to pass a climate bill, but not much, given that he's still a moderate from a coal state, Pennsylvania.
Forget Gore and Gingrich. Listen to Warner
When it comes to global warming, Republican Sen. John Warner has a point about national security that all conservatives should consider.
On Natural Gas and Global Warming, Sarah Palin Has a Point
Gov. Sarah Palin said natural gas can help us combat global warming. She's right.
Old Dirty Coal Power Plants and the Unfinished Business Of the Clean Air Act
A bill would clean up New Source Review so the Clean Air Act can finish the job of cleaning up old dirty coal-fired power plants whose air pollution has been grandfathered in for 30+ years.
4 Reasons the So-Called "Light Switch Tax" Will Not Cost You $3,000
House Minority Leader John Boehner and others are misquoting the facts about the so-called light switch tax, in trying to scare people about a cap-and-trade carbon regulation.
Republicans Who Say 'No' to Unfettered Fossil Energy Production
Republicans in Wyoming and Appalachia are willing to buck party orthodoxy and oppose coal oil and natural gas drilling and mining on public lands when it wrecks the environment.
Why Are Many Conservatives Still Skeptical of Global Warming?
Why are so many conservatives still skeptical that global warming is a real problem and threat? It may have to do with the willingness to read opposing view points.
Why the Most Important Wilderness Bill in 15 Years Has Stalled
The big wilderness bill is stalled in Congress because of stupid politics. Here's an account of the specifics.
Rush Limbaugh Should Apologize, Not Steele
Rush Limbaugh is wrong (about the direction of the Republican party, about the environment...) which is why RNC Chairman Michael Steele should not be the one to apologize.
Making the Odds on Federate Climate Bills
Which of the three -- or four -- competing strategies to combat global warming will Congress adopt? Put your bets on a "cap-and-dividend" strategy, rather than a carbon tax or a "cap-and-invest" strategy.
Fun Conservation Facts for Presidents Day
Lessons on environmentalism for President's Day, from Lincoln, of course, but also Reagan ... and even Hoover.
The Stimulus Debate Is Prelude to the Climate Debate
For climate legislation as with the economic stimulus, the moderates in the center of Congress, like Republicans from Maine, will save the debate and the bill, if it can be saved.
If Republicans Want to Regain Relevance, Rush Limbaugh Is Not the Leader to Follow
Rush the radical isn't conservative, and if Republicans adopt his view of American politics, it would cement Democratic power.
New York Times Launches New Environmental News Team
The New York Times is launching an interdisciplinary environmental reporting team at a time when public concern about global warming is dropping, but President Obama's economic agenda includes sweeping environmental and energy initiatives.
The Most Significant Conservation Effort In 15 Years
Congress is close to passing a huge wilderness conservation bill. That's a good thing for a lot of states, and for conservatives.
W's Ocean Legacy Takes Off Some of the Tarnish on His Environmental Legacy
Despite failures on global warming, air pollution, energy policy and other high-profile environmental issues, W deserves credit for preserving ocean habitat.
Snow in Seattle: Strange, Yes, But Silent on Climate Trends
With global warming, mixing up "weather" and "climate" is like discounting a .300 hitter because of one strikeout. Take the snow in Seattle, or its team's star hitter, Ichiro Susuki.
Santa's Letter to President Bush
Santa Claus, writing to President Bush, criticizes him for his midnight regulations that harm the environment, but offers him an out
Save Some Shovels for Transmission
Investing in upgrading the electricity grid, with smart grid technology and the like, should be an important priority of an economic recovery or stimulus plan. Here's why.
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