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 a 10-point "contract" the authors put forward in the book.[2]
A Contract with the Earth is, broadly, a manifesto that challenges those on the right to provide a strategy for repairing the planet [3] and calls on the government to embrace the concept that a healthy environment is required for a healthy democracy and economy.[3] This approach, alternately branded mainstream and entrepreneurialenvironmentalism 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 book's 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 generated a storm of media attention in late 2007 and early 2008 as the U.S. presidential campaign began to heat up. Gingrich in particular made numerous media appearances arguing that the Republican Party was losing popular support because their response to environmental policy was simply, as he put it, "NO!" Maple toured the country as Gingrich's stand-in, most notably before the Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP, www.repamerica.org) during their annual meeting (at which John McCain was endorsed as the most "green" of the Republican presidential candidates). In 2008 Gingrich published another book that advocated oil drilling, Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less, and many pundits called his environmental commitment into question. However, this book's fifth chapter provided an argument for environmental protection. Like many aspects of Gingrich's career, his interest in environmental issues has generated controversy.
The book, whose title is similar to Gingrich's co-authored book Contract with America,[4] criticizes the Democratic Party's legislation and litigation on environmental protection issues.[4]
^Revkin, Andrew C. (2007-11-13). "Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
^McEvoy, Dermot (2007-03-30). . PW Daily. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
^ abcdMieszkowski, Katharine. . Salon.com. Salon Media Group. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
^ abcd. Publishers Weekly. Reed Business Information. 2007-09-17. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External linksedit
Washington Post interview about 'A Contract with the Earth, with Newt Gingrich
Excerpts from A Contract with the Earth on TodayShow.com at MSNBC
Excerpt from A Contract with Earth listing five of the principles
October 30, 2023
contract, with, earth, book, newt, gingrich, terry, maple, with, foreword, wilson, title, derived, from, point, contract, authors, forward, book, first, editionauthornewt, gingrich, terry, maplecountryusalanguageenglishpublisher2007, johns, hopkins, university. 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 a 10 point contract the authors put forward in the book 2 A Contract with the EarthFirst editionAuthorNewt Gingrich and Terry L MapleCountryUSALanguageEnglishPublisher2007 Johns Hopkins University Press Pages256 pagesISBN978 0 8018 8780 2Preceded byRediscovering God in America Followed byReal Change From the World That Fails to the World That Works Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Authors 3 References 4 External linksSynopsis editA Contract with the Earth is broadly a manifesto that challenges those on the right to provide a strategy for repairing the planet 3 and calls on the 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 book s 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 generated a storm of media attention in late 2007 and early 2008 as the U S presidential campaign began to heat up Gingrich in particular made numerous media appearances arguing that the Republican Party was losing popular support because their response to environmental policy was simply as he put it NO Maple toured the country as Gingrich s stand in most notably before the Republicans for Environmental Protection REP www repamerica org during their annual meeting at which John McCain was endorsed as the most green of the Republican presidential candidates In 2008 Gingrich published another book that advocated oil drilling Drill Here Drill Now Pay Less and many pundits called his environmental commitment into question However this book s fifth chapter provided an argument for environmental protection Like many aspects of Gingrich s career his interest in environmental issues has generated controversy The book whose title is similar to Gingrich s co authored book Contract with America 4 criticizes the Democratic Party s legislation and litigation on environmental protection issues 4 Authors editGingrich has been described by Katharine Mieszkowski as a green conservative 3 He is the former Speaker of House of Representatives and 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 References edit Revkin Andrew C 2007 11 13 Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming The New York Times Retrieved 2008 04 04 McEvoy Dermot 2007 03 30 Gingrich Tackles Environment PW Daily Reed Business Information Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2008 04 04 a b c d Mieszkowski Katharine Give Newt a chance Salon com Salon Media Group Archived from the original on 2008 05 15 Retrieved 2008 04 04 a b c d Nonfiction Reviews Week of 9 17 2007 Publishers Weekly Reed Business Information 2007 09 17 Archived from the original on March 17 2008 Retrieved 2008 04 04 External links editA Contract with the Earth on the Johns Hopkins University Press website Washington Post interview about A Contract with the Earth with Newt Gingrich Excerpts from A Contract with the Earth on TodayShow com at MSNBC Newt Gingrich and Jeffrey Sachs discuss the book on FORA tv Excerpt from A Contract with Earth listing five of the principles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Contract with the Earth amp oldid 1166378861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
