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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... tion , I sought the advice of leading biologists such as E. O. Wilson and Thomas Eisner , esteemed members of the Na- tional Academy of Sciences . Good government depends on the counsel of our nation's best scientists . The En- dangered ...
... tion , partnership , and entrepreneurial spirit . We are indebted to our primary editor at the Johns Hopkins University Press , Vincent Burke . The comments and constructive criticism of Vince Haley , Rick Tyler , xviii Acknowledgments.
... tion that scientists should be sensitive to the boundaries between science and value judgments . Lackey's warning to policy makers is worth repeating : Call our hand when you observe us overstepping our role as scientists and slipping ...
... 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- gies . Continue the momentum that has made America a ...
... in the world's poorest countries , and we will likely avoid further environmental degrada- tion in the process . Thirty years of research , stimulated by Hardin's thinking , reveals that tragedies of the commons are 25 A Matter of Respect.
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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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