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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... is meant to convey the ideal of saving and treasuring that which has , over time , proved best for humanity . Written at a time when the United States is so widely- and often needlessly — riven by ideological disputes , proper Foreword.
... , Terry L. Maple. I Framing the Contract What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us . RALPH WALDO EMERSON Whether We LIKE it or Not , humanity has assumed. 1: Framing the Contract.
Newt Gingrich, Terry L. Maple. Whether We LIKE it or Not , humanity has assumed responsibility for the welfare of the earth and all the noble creatures that share it . The scale of human civilization , the volume of our economic activity ...
... humanity's footprint , finding workable solu- tions to reverse the historical trend of waste , pollution , depletion , and degradation . A generation of doomsday scenarios has failed to activate needed reforms . Entrepre- neurial spirit ...
... humanity's collective impact on the earth has been moderated by prudent management of our natural re- sources and innovative technologies that act to replenish and restore the earth's damaged ecosystems ; and where the environmental ...
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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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