That was the question—with respect to the global problems we currently face—that Tom Brokaw posed to the spectacular panel at "Enhancing the U.S.'s Role in the World," sponsored by t
it's time to stop expanding our military and turn our money and our talents towards a sustainable and renewable lifestyle. not just 'greening' our greed. it's time to stop murdering people to gain access to oil that should not be burnt in the first place, and time to reevaluate growing food in order to continue our excessive driving habits. most of all, it's time to form a foreign policy that begins to work with and for not just 'american interests', and not just human interests, but the whol
All countries must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we are to avoid catastrophic consequences of climate change on nations and peoples around the world. United States has the economic ability, the knowhow and a substantial part of the population is interested in USA to take the leadership in developing sustainable and drastic solutions. The quicker we act the less painful this will be.
No new coal plants. We should be phasing out coal plants and moving at lightening speed to renewable energy. Show some urgency, vision and leadership. Make environmental decisions based on science, not on politics or information obtained from lobbyists. Be more aggressive with goals to reduce CO2 emissions. There is so much we could do today with existing technologies to create a sustainable united states, but we need the government to step in and lead massive change.
