Robert Sisson was named president of Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP) in January 2009. He joined the national staff in 2006 after serving as the volunteer president of the Michigan Chapter for three years.
In 2008, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters named Sisson "Environmental Leader of the Year" for his work as a two-term Mayor of the City of Sturgis (MI). During his tenure as Mayor, the City became a model for sustainable environmental practices.
Republicans for Environmental Protection is a national grassroots organization dedicated to restoring the GOP's great conservation tradition.
2010 Elections Loom The Senate should not let the schedule slip beyond early spring. Extra time might be helpful in pulling together the compromises necessary to reach 60 votes, but the Senate should not let the schedule slip beyond early spring. Every day that passes increases the risk that climate legislation will be overtaken by 2010 campaign politics, pushing resolution of the issue out for at least another year. Every day that passes increases the risk of the U.S. losing energy technology manufacturing jobs to other countries. Every day that passes brings continuing uncertainty for utilities trying to… Read more
The single most important step that Congress must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to put a price on carbon, either through a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax. Without a price on carbon, other strategies for reducing emissions would fall short. There would be limited incentive to develop and deploy cleaner energy technologies on the scale necessary to reduce emissions significantly. Likewise, there would be little inducement to invest in geo-engineering, which in any event is highly speculative at this point, with a bramble of unresolved technological, cost, environmental, legal, diplomatic, and national security issues. Lost in today’s… Read more
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