May 18, 2012

Growing a Greener GOP From the Ground Up

An Officer, A Gentleman, and Senate Pro Tempore

John Courson

South Carolina State Senator John Courson, a Marine Corps veteran and a long time ConservAmerica member, was recently elected by his senate colleagues as Senate Pro Tempore, the leader of the Palmetto State’s Senate. Senator Courson is a strong fiscal conservative and has been in the South Carolina Senate for 27 years. He refers to [...]

See what ConservAmerica’s Colorado members are up to…

HALA-CO

Several other state legislatures have bills pending to force the turning over of federal lands to states, in some cases including national parks. What do you think about this? A bill to force sale of federal lands to the state has failed in the Colorado Legislature, thanks in part to the Colorado chapter of ConservAmerica. On [...]

Congress Must Keep Its Land & Water Conservation Fund Promise

"Cascading stream in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which has benefited from the Land & Water Conservation Fund. (NPS)"

When Congress returns to work next week, one of many unfinished items of business is re-authorizing transportation legislation. The Senate passed a two-year bill on March 14. The House has not yet acted. One of the provisions tucked away in the Senate bill is $700 million for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for [...]

Energy – Cleaner. Here. Now.

Geysers geothermal power plant in California (NREL)

Cleaner Forms of Energy Are Always Better America must invest in cleaner energy that is made in America. Cleaner energy made in America is better for our economy, our security, our health, and our environment. In measuring how “clean” energy is, we must consider all phases of its development – the mining and manufacturing of [...]