Conservatives for the Environment
Last Fall, the German Embassy asked ConservAmerica to help recruit conservatives from around the country for a fact-finding trip to Germany. The purpose of the trip was to educate influential Americans on Germany’s clean energy economy. We assembled a delegation that included five Republican state legislators from across the country and one former Bush EPA [...]
John Hofmeister, former CEO of Shell, offers his vision on transforming our economy and energy strategy. Read the piece here. “EPA works for the American people so it cannot do anything to harm people because that’s against their charter. They can do things against technology, so we can change technology,” Hofmeister said.
ConservAmerica worked hard behind the scenes in support of the Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007, and worked to fend off ill-advised attempts to undo it in 2011. The 2007 Act has worked exactly as its Republican sponsors advertised. Consumers now have greater choice in light bulbs, lower prices, and lower energy bills due [...]
One method we employ to accomplish our mission (to restore the GOP’s great conservation legacy) is to provide recognition to Republicans who are doing good work in the realm of conservation. We are a grassroots organization, and we’re interested in what your city or county commissioner is doing well, what your state legislator is championing, [...]
While on a visit to the Capitol two weeks ago, ConservAmerica president Rob Sisson met with Republican staff members for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Sisson reported, “Republicans are well-served by the members of the committee and the outstanding professional staff. In fact, all Americans should look to the Senate Energy and Natural [...]
The natural gas boom in the United States is responsible for a significant decrease in GHG emissions from our electrical generation section. That boom has been made possible by hydraulic fracturing processes, or as it is commonly called, “fracking”. Just the mention of the word can send any room into hyper-partisan arguments of its risks [...]
When news broke over the weekend that the IRS had targeted conservative groups registered as 501(c)4 organizations, we weren’t surprised. Our tax attorney advised us nearly a year ago to be careful not to wander from our core mission because he had heard about the increased scrutiny in the D.C. grapevine. Yes, ConservAmerica is a [...]
In 1900, Republican governors Theodore Roosevelt (NY) and Foster Vorhees (NJ) created Palisades Interstate Park and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. “The Palisades” are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River, stretching from Jersey City, NJ twenty miles to Nyack, NY. They rise 300-450 from the river and [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture released a new report on honey bees this week. Since 2006, more than 25% of honey bee colonies have been lost to a mystery called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Scientists have yet to pin-point the blame; but mites, viruses, molds, pesticides, drought, climate change, and GMO crops are all [...]
National Wildlife Federation held its annual Conservation(“Connies”) Awards dinner in Washington, D.C. on May 2. Two of our favorite Republicans were recognized. William Reilly, EPA Administrator for President George H. W. Bush, was presented the Ding Darling Award. (The award is named for the founder of NWF who was a Republican, too!) Special recognition was [...]
