Word: stewardship
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...Nowhere has the absence of forward-looking environmental stewardship been more evident this year than in the debate over new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards (CAFÉ). The U.S. automakers argued to congress that Americans don’t want the kinds of cars that are needed to dramatically reduce the one-third of total emissions that come from the transportation sector. In the end, the American automakers were given a pass by the country’s elected officials to continue placing heft and horsepower ahead of what is right for the country and the planet...
...Beyond his contributions to our national policy, Senator Kennedy has also maintained a high profile on Harvard’s campus, largely through his stewardship of the Institute of Politics (IOP). Serving on the IOP’s Senior Advisory Committee, Senator Kennedy has helped guide the institute’s development since its inception in 1966. The IOP, founded as a memorial to John F. Kennedy, draws hundreds of undergraduates every year with a forum that attracts world leaders, a nationally renowned fellows program, and other political and community service activities. Countless undergraduate students have found inspiration meeting...
...dressed in a red cape and superhero tights, McCain soon began holding hearings on climate science and traveling to the Arctic to see the damage for himself. "It was a period of real self-education, and John came away convinced," says Lieberman. McCain and Lieberman co-authored the Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, the first serious attempt at climate legislation, and pulled some nifty legislative tricks to force up-or-down votes in the full Senate in 2003 and 2005. Their bill was defeated both times, but the second version attracted co-sponsors named Clinton and Obama...
...burn up, it's not just going to be America that burns up - it's going to be the whole world that burns up, " he says. "We think the only way you're going to build new nuclear power plants is if we take the responsibility and the stewardship to take care of the past... If America's going to lead, we have to have a position in this industry." And leading the industry would be his Utah-based, world-reaching conglomerate. Now, Creamer just has to get that problem in Utah fixed...
...Ward what matters is the “stewardship of air, soil, and water.” He describes the tomatoes, squash, and peppers his farm grows in terms of the “experiences” they evoke, and every spring dozens of suburban Bostonian teenagers come to his farm to experience the lost art of sustainable farming. If HUDS signs on, Harvard students may soon be following suit...