A Contract with the Earth - Tapa dura

"This serves as a useful reminder that the debate about environmental policy is far from over. Recommended for all libraries." -- Library Journal

"'Ten commitments' call for politicians to abandon adversarial politics and for businessmen and conservationists to form 'compatible partnerships.'" -- Publishers Weekly

"As a general proposal for protecting the Earth, A Contract with the Earth is a worthy read for the healthy debate it should stir." -- Internet Review of Books

"The book could be influential in guiding the public onto a commendable environmental path." -- Ecoviews

"A worthy read for the healthy debate it should stir." -- Bob Sanchez, Internet Review of Books

"Kudos to Newt Gingrich and Terry Maple... Let's hope their ideas take root and grow." -- Emmett Duffy, Natural Patriot

"Gore and Gingrich, both enjoying their 'elder' status, now must watch as their White House-hopeful juniors wrestle with their enviro-ideas. But here's a prediction: Those who follow Gingrich's techno-optimism will have an easier time than those who put on Gore's hair shirt." -- James P. Pinkerton, Newsday

"Gingrich offers some good ideas." -- E Magazine

"Give Newt a chance." -- Katherine Mieszkowski, Salon

"Offers a new approach to the challenges of the twenty-first century." -- NPR

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.