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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... throughout the world who have helped us to assimilate knowledge and to focus our passion for the environment . We are especially indebted to Dr. Wayne Clough , who pro- vided insight into the frontiers of environmental technol- ogy and ...
... throughout the world . We have a compelling responsibility to share our ideas with other nations as America is better prepared to invent solutions for the world's environmental prob- lems than any nation on Earth . 5. Think Long Term ...
... throughout the world . 2. Reward a New Generation of Environmental Entre- preneurs . Acknowledge that we must create the context in which entrepreneurial environmentalists will flourish . Re- ject the notion that free enterprise and ...
... throughout the world . Strategic philanthropy will be an essential tool of entrepreneurial environmentalism in the twenty - first century . 10. Enlist the Nation . It is time to recruit an army of environmental foot soldiers 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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