Develop a National Strategy for Sustainability
Published February 04, 2009 @ 09:07AM PT
We have a big challenge and an ever bigger opportunity before us. The sustainability movement, and adoption of sustainable practices in the US, has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years; but we are still a long ways from living sustainably. The United States agreed during the Rio Earth Summit Conference in 1992 and again during the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 to develop and implement a National Strategy for Sustainability.
During the Clinton years a President’s Council for Sustainable Development was established that met for 6 years and issued a series of reports and recommendations for how we could create a more sustainable America. Unfortunately most of the recommendations have still not been, and thus need to be considered, added to, and/or implemented. Go here for more.
About National Strategy for Sustainability
The Obama Administration needs to lead our country and people in developing and implementing a National Strategy for Sustainability. It should encourage such things as green building practices; transitioning to renewable energy; protecting and restoring the natural environment; creating a sustainable economy; investing in all types of green jobs; and more.
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