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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... Investments in science and technology will generate solutions to most of our environmental problems . Incentives should be offered to encourage corporations to clean up the environment . Most disagreements about the environment can be ...
... investments in science and technology to enlarge our environmental tool kit and pre- pare for any outcome . Good public policy requires accu- rate , objective science and a trustworthy and transparent process of dissemination . We must ...
... Investments in new technologies will contribute to vast improvements in the world's health and welfare . Wealth creates demand for cleaner , greener communities , which is especially impor- tant in former and current totalitarian states ...
... investments that hasten the pace of change and innova- tion . Focus and nurture environmental business , large and small , throughout the nation , to create and advance a mul- titude of renewable , sustainable , and restorative technolo ...
... invest in and to transfer to better technologies . 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 ...
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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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