A Contract with the Earth
Ingenuity must trump rhetoric if we are to save the planet, he writes
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Americans must reach a broad-based agreement on the environment. Adversarial politics has prevented a strategic consensus from driving our nations environmental vision. As a result, we have become a conflicted, confused, and timid polity when it comes to environmental concerns. Historically, America has been a decisive nation. We must now take the necessary steps to return our country to a position of leadership on the environment. It is not too late to make a difference. Although I was trained for a career in academe, Ive spent my entire adult life immersed in politics. I am convinced, however, the environment is an issue that transcends politics. Americans deserve candor on this subject: why the environment is so important to all of us, and why the time has come to act on what we know. |
Original post by Mark E Smith