A Contract with the EarthJHU Press, 1. 11. 2007 - Počet stran: 256 Focusing the environmental debate on the principle of common commitment, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and eminent conservationist Terry L. Maple present A Contract with the Earth. They declare a need for bipartisan environmentalism—a new era of environmental stewardship with principles that they believe most Americans will share. While acknowledging that liberals and conservatives do not see eye to eye on many issues, Gingrich and Maple argue successfully that environmental stewardship is a mainstream value that transcends partisan politics. Their thoughtful approaches to our environmental challenges are based on three main premises: environmental leadership is integral to America's role in the world, technologically savvy environmental entrepreneurs can and should be the cornerstone of environmental solutions, and cooperation and incentives must be dramatically increased to achieve workable and broadly supported environmental solutions. Gingrich and Maple believe that most people—regardless of how they categorize themselves politically—are weary of the legal and political conflicts that prevent individuals and communities from realizing the benefits of environmental conservation. The foundation of the book—a ten-point Contract with the Earth—promotes ingenuity over rhetoric as the way forward. |
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... Americans will share . While acknowledging that liberals and conserva- tives do not see eye to eye on many issues ... America's role in the world , techno- logically savvy environmental entrepreneurs can and should be the cornerstone of ...
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... Americans in particular , need to know about the environmental crisis : the nature of the problem , the cost of ... America , to sustain its eco- nomic and intellectual leadership , and , not the least , to unify it in moral purpose ...
... Americans must reach a broad - based agreement on the environment . Adversarial politics has prevented a strate- gic ... America has been a decisive nation . We must now take the necessary steps to return our country to a position of ...
... Americans deserve candor on this subject : why the environment is so important to all of us , and why the time has come to act on what we know . Environmental leadership requires the ability to look beyond stereotypes ...
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Missed Opportunities | 37 |
Partnering for the Earth | 61 |
Entrepreneurial Environmentalism | 85 |
Environmental Philanthropy | 107 |
Renewing the Natural World | 125 |
Leading the Way to a Better World | 153 |
From Many One | 171 |
Epilogue | 185 |
Sources and Suggested Reading | 199 |
Index | 209 |
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