Term Paper on "Environment and the Two Major"

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Today and the Future:

In 2000, Republicans once again gained control of both the White House and the Congress. Several important environmental pieces of legislation have been put into place during this time. The Environmental Restoration Act of 2003 is one such bill. The purpose of the Environmental Restoration Act is to encourage the development of alternative fuel sources to help meet the increasing energy demand for homeowners and industries ("Environmental Restoration," n.d.).

Republican President George W. Bush has promoted his 'Clear Skies Initiative' that would limit the emissions of mercury, which have been found so dangerously high in fish, that the government has posted warnings on the consumption, as well as reducing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. It is thanks to efforts on both sides of the political fence that "emissions of the six major pollutants that cause smog, soot, acid rain and breathing problems have been cut by 25%" ("Issues," 2004) since 1970.

Conclusion:

Clearly, both parties have been important in the preservation and protection of the environment over the past 40 years. Although Democrats may be seen as stereotypically environmentally friendly, Republican too are concerned for the environment that they live in. This paper has shown, environmentalism is truly a bipartisan issue.

Crichton (2004) put it quite eloquently in his article for USA Today,

Environmentalism needs to be rational, flexible, and based in objective and verifiable science. Moreover, it must be apolitical. To mix natural concerns with the frantic fantasies that people have about one political party or another is to miss the truth-that there is very little difference between the parties on this subject, except for pandering rhetoric. The effort to promote effective legislation is not helped by thinking that the Democrats will save us and the Republicans will not. Political history is more complicated than that. Never forget which president started the EPA: archconservative Richard Nixon, a staunch Republican. Also keep in mind which president sold the Federal oil leases, that allowed drilling in Santa Barbara, Calif.: Great Society architect Lyndon Johnson, a prototypical Democrat. So, get politics out of your thinking about the environment.

References

Blodgett, J. (1994, Dec. 19). Environmental reauthorizations and regulatory reform: Recent developments. Retrieved October 10, 2004, at http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/legislative/leg-7.cfm?&CFID=16426360&CFTOKEN=10723153.

Brodine, V.W. (1996, Feb. 2). GOP has 'contract' against the environment. Retrieved October 10, 2004, at http://www.pww.org/archives96/96-02-17-2.html.

Calavita, N. (1995, June). Legislative history of the environmental goals and policy report. Retrieved October 10, 2004, at http://www.csus.edu/calst/government_affairs/reports/es04.pdf.

Crichton, M. (2004, Mar.). Environmentalism as religion run amok. USA Today, 132(2706). Retrieved October 10, 2004, from ProQuest database.

Environmental Protection Agency. (2004, Oct. 3). Retrieved October 10, 2004, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Agency.

Environmental Restoration Act of 2003. (No date). Retrieved October 10, 2004, at http://www.theorator.com/bills108/hr3531.html.

Green is good: Republicans should stand up for environment. (2002, Dec. 10). Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. Retrieved October 10, 2004, from ProQuest database.

Issues out of focus at the Republican convention. (2004, Sept. 2). Gannett News Service. Retrieved October 10, 2004, from ProQuest database.

Kerr, A. (1997, Jan. 2). Environmentalists reaching out to green Republicans. Retrieved October 10, 2004, at http://www.andykerr.net/ChieftainCols/Col12.html.

Paluda, J.M. (2003, July 3). NGOs and the recycling movement. Retrieved October 10, 2004, at http://www.uvm.edu/~gflomenh/ENV-NGO-PA395/homework/term/Final%20Paper%20Paluda.doc.

Witwer, R. (2002, Aug. 18). The green in GOP. Denver Post. Retrieved October 10,… READ MORE

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