What a Year...
Here's the latest dispatch.
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Quick Thoughts of the Week
Welcome to my last dispatch of 2023!
Tell the grinches at Dept of Energy: hands off our appliances! Take action HERE. . Learn more at IWF Center for Energy and Conservation.
Only 3.4% of journalists are Republican. That’s a depressing—but unsurprising—stat.
First, criticism of ESG was dismissed as a Republican culture war. Now ESG proponents want you to lecture us about what’s legit and not legit criticism.
Tatte Bakery is opening an Old Town Alexandria location on January 24th, 2024.
The SEC NAC rule comment period reopened on December 28th and will close on January 18th, 2024. Submit your comments opposing it HERE.
That’s a wrap for this past week. Stay tuned for the first update from 2024!
2023 Was Quite a Year
This year has been nothing short of amazing for me. I appreciate each and every one of you who followed along for the milestones and even low points.
You might have seen me (finally) break into national TV, testify before a state lawmaking body, and deliver Congressional briefings for the first time. Maybe you caught my debut in the Wall Street Journal too or Fox News Channel coverage of one of my CFACT Conservation Nation video reports.
My freelance business, which I took from full-time to part-time this fall, had its best year yet. I was also promoted to director at IWF’s Center for Energy and Conservation.
I traveled near and far—including Alaska—and notched 44 of 50 U.S. States in my travel log. Nearly 40,000 miles flown be exact.
I celebrated friends, like my frequent collaborator Madison Hughes, reach new heights in their professional careers. And I said goodbye to a dear friend and colleague, Adam Houser, who tragically lost his battle to cancer just before his 34th birthday.
I don’t know how my newsletter got to you, but I’m glad you’re here and I can’t wait to share my 2024 adventures with you.
Wishing you a New Year!
ICYMI
Articles/commentary/media appearances from the past week.
MEDIA MENTIONS
My column defending Florida’s hunters and anglers was cited on Bearing Arms.
I joined Fox 5DC’s Monday AM Quarterback segment to dish on end of year political happenings.
I appeared on The Tony Katz Show, guest hosted by Andrew Langer, to discuss natural asset companies and a pending SEC rule to green light them.
And topped media hits off with one final WMAL News appearance of 2023 breaking down the top energy and conservation issues.
ARTICLES/BLOGS
District of Conservation
Catch up on District of Conservation episodes below.
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—Gabriella
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