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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... innovative brown- field mitigation and landfill energy systems demonstrates what can be achieved with a total commitment to innova- tion , partnership , and entrepreneurial spirit . We are indebted to our primary editor at the Johns ...
... innovative environmental technology . 4. Give , Help , and Share . It is time to export vigorously American know - how and technology through business , foreign aid , and strategic philanthropy . Investments in new technologies will ...
... innovative technologies that act to replenish and restore the earth's damaged ecosystems ; and where the environmental ... innovation . Reach out to potential collaborators to form diverse and inclusive part- nerships to disseminate ...
... Innovation , im- proved industrial operating standards , and the constant migration to emerging best practices will modify old tech- nologies into acceptable forms . Let us commit to change— and lead the change — but not retreat when ...
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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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