Have you heard of Newt Gingrich's latest, A Contract with the Earth? Neither had we. Lest you think it's a work of irony, the book boasts an introduction by Harvard's E. O. Wilson, and a blurb on the back from our very own Senator John Kerry.
A taste from this surprising little book:
Americans must reach a broad-based agreement on the environment. Adversarial politics has prevented a strategic consensus from driving our nation’s 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... I am convinced ... 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.
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