By Greg Hazley
Tobin Communications is working with a conservative group to reach right-leaning voters on environmental issues like global warming through Reagan cabinet member George Shultz.
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Maryland-based Tobin's work is on behalf of Climateconservative.org, a joint push from ConservAmerica and Republicans for Environmental Protection, and includes a series of audio and video podcasts with the former secretary of state.
In a 10-minute audio spot with Shultz (MP3), Tobin interviews him about President Ronald Reagan's support of the Montreal Protocol and the need to curb greenhouse gas emissions and wean the U.S. off of a dependence on foreign oil.
"From all I can see, there is a real problem here that is potentially severe,” said Shultz, noting the national security and economic implications of the U.S.'s current energy dependence. "And the longer you wait to get going on doing things, the more difficult it's going to be.”
Shultz, who was Secretary of Labor during the Nixon administration and Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Nixon and Gerald Ford, said he reaches back to Reagan's optimism to believe that a deal on greenhouse gas emissions can be reached.
Said TC president Maury Tobin: "He's a respected figure among Republicans and conservatives and is a good choice to get some attention for issues not traditionally associated with those groups."
ClimateConservative.org is touting Reagan as "one of our greatest climate champions."
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