A Contract with the Earth

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A Contract with the Earth
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2007 Hardcover edition
Author Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple
Country USA
Language English
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date 2007
Pages 256 pages
ISBN 0-8018-8780-2
Preceded by Rediscovering God in America
Followed by Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works

A Contract with the Earth is a book by Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple, with a foreword by E. O. Wilson.[1] Its title is derived from from a 10 point "contract" the authors put forward in the book.[2]

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

A Contract with the Earth's is, broadly, a manifesto that challenges those on the right to provide a strategy for repairing the planet [3] and calls on government to embrace the concept that a healthy environment is required for a healthy democracy and economy [3]. This approach, alternately branded mainstream and entrepreneurial environmentalism by the authors [4], requires that companies should lead the way in environmental issues while governments provide them with incentives to reduce their carbon footprint.[3]

With its 10 "commandments", A Contract with the Earth calls for politicians to abandon adversarial politics and for business and conservationists to form compatible partnerships. In one of the books themes, Gingrich and Maple argue that environmental efforts shouldn't be exclusive to one political philosophy and reject the idea that free enterprise and a cleaner world are opposing forces.[4]

The book, who's title is similar to Gingrich's co-authored hard-right book Contract with America [4], at times reveals Gingrich disdain for what he calls liberals’ failed reliance on legislation and litigation in environmental protection.[4]

[edit] Authors

Gingrich, who has been described as a green conservative [3], is the former Speaker of House of Representatives while Maple is president and CEO of the Palm Beach Zoo and professor of conservation and behavior at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Wilson is a prize-winning conservation biologist and author.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Revkin, Andrew C.. "Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2007-11-13. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  2. ^ McEvoy, Dermot. "Gingrich Tackles Environment", PW Daily, Reed Business Information, 2007-03-30. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  3. ^ a b c d Mieszkowski, Katharine. "Give Newt a chance", Salon.com, Salon Media Group. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  4. ^ a b c d "Nonfiction Reviews: Week of 9/17/2007", Publishers Weekly, Reed Business Information, 2007-09-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 

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