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Contract with the Earth: Ten Commitments You Can Make to Protect the Environment Now [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 197x130x17 mm, kaal: 191 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2008
  • Kirjastus: Plume
  • ISBN-10: 0452289920
  • ISBN-13: 9780452289925
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 197x130x17 mm, kaal: 191 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2008
  • Kirjastus: Plume
  • ISBN-10: 0452289920
  • ISBN-13: 9780452289925
The former Speaker of the House and an eminent conservationist discuss what Americans need to know about the environmental crisis, including the nature of the problem and how to fix it, the cost of inaction, and the many benefits that follow if action is taken. Reprint.

A bold rallying cry for conservative environmental leadership.

Appealing to America's core conservative readership and defying conventional thinking, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and eminent conservationist Terry L. Maple posit that the values of conservative America are aligned with the principles of conservation and “entrepreneurial environmentalism.” Saving the earth is not—and cannot be—a partisan issue. The authors outline a ten-point Contract with the Earth that promotes ingenuity over rhetoric, maintaining that the expansion of “green business,” new technologies, and environmental economic incentives will be the defining opportunities for the leaders of the next generation.

An inspiring call to action, A Contract with the Earth offers a vision of the future that is both hopeful and achievable.
Foreword ix
Edward O. Wilson
Preface xi
Newt Gingrich
Acknowledgments xvii
Are You a mainstraeam Environmentalist? xxi
Framing the Contract
1(8)
A Contract with the Earth
9(10)
A Matter of Respect
19(18)
Missed Opportunities
37(24)
Partnering for the Earth
61(24)
Entrepreneurial Environmentalism
85(22)
Environmental Philanthropy
107(18)
Renewing the natural World
125(28)
Leading the Way to a Better World
153(18)
From Many, One
171(14)
Epilogue 185(14)
Sources and Suggested Reading 199(10)
Index 209