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The Need for Bold Leadership

As President-elect Barack Obama assesses the current state of environmental law and policy, he will face two large challenges: (1) legislative gridlock that has blocked action on a wide range of environmental issues for too many years; and (2) the daunting but important task of addressing global climate change. The key to meeting both of these challenges successfully is bold leadership.

The Case for a New American Environmentalism

A specter is haunting American environmentalism--the specter of failure.

All of us who have been part of the environmental movement in the United States must now face up to a deeply troubling paradox: Our environmental organizations have grown in strength and sophistication, but the environment has continued to go downhill, to the point that the prospect of a ruined planet is now very real. How could this have happened?

Next Year in Copenhagen

What may prove to be one of the most important events in human history is scheduled to take place next December in Copenhagen, when the world's leaders gather to address global climate change. Building on the fragile foundation of the Kyoto Protocol, their goal is to plan how to reduce global carbon emissions through 2020. Given what we now know about the science of global warming, this is probably our last significant chance to reduce emissions so as to avoid environmental catastrophe.

Changes Do Not Necessarily Bring About Change

The election of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will result in political appointments to the environmental agencies and the policies they pursue which will be much more to the liking of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) community and much less so to industry. The impact of this change will be amplified by Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-Cal.) ouster of Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as chair of the U.S. House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee. Indeed, environmental policies will take on a distinctly California character with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) as Speaker of the House and Sen.

New Action for Soil Protection

When the 111th Congress convenes, a priority for environmental policy leaders should be to ensure sustainable soils. The escalating crisis in soil destruction and nonpoint source pollution is tied to a decades-long reluctance to curb the environmental impacts of agriculture.

Reflections on Environmental Leadership: Thirty-Two Hours of Remarkable Coincidences

Movies frequently entertain us with icons of wise leadership. Yoda in Stars Wars is the serene, all-knowing one who teaches Luke Skywalker the ways of The Force to save the galaxy. Mr. Kesuke Miyagi in Karate Kid rescues the boy and goes on to mentor him to be at the top of his fighting rank. He could do all this because he had a "brown belt"... from JC Penney. But in the real world, what does it take to lead?

Wasting Away: Why Federal Environmental Statutes Are Currently Unable to Regulate Radio Frequency Identification Chip Disposal and Prevent Widespread Environmental Harm

Imagine a world in which retailers and manufacturers know where every consumer item is at all times. From manufacture to the point of sale, every consumer item can be tracked individually along the supply chain. Out-of-stocks are virtually eliminated. Imagine finding every item on your list, every time you go into a store--any store. Would you spend less? According to the retail industry you would.