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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... industries are the source of brilliant , workable solutions to vexing environ- mental problems . There should be no exclusivity when it comes to the environment ; everyone is welcome at the table , and everyone is needed . No single ...
... industry and government practices . Free enterprise is not the enemy of the environ- ment ; it is the engine that will drive promising alternatives to failed practices . We can think of no better place than America to establish ...
... industries of the twenty - first century . Economic growth and green development are highly correlated throughout the world . We have a compelling responsibility to share our ideas with other nations as America is better prepared to ...
... to learn . 3. Retire or Rejuvenate Old Technologies . Diminish our dependence on environmentally unfriendly and harmful technologies by reforming government and industry , of- fering compelling 127 A Contract with the Earth.
Newt Gingrich, Terry L. Maple. technologies by reforming government and industry , of- fering compelling alternatives and incentives to invest in and to transfer to better technologies . Innovation , im- proved industrial operating ...
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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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