Politics, Pollution, and Pandas: An Environmental Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559632860 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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implement occurred during two Republican administrations, those of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In the contemporary political climate, where party divisions are so sharp and environmental concerns are so often obscured by partisan politics, Train's journey as a life-long republican and an ardent conservationist is an inspiring story. Though many of his contributions have been unsung, Train was a catalyst for many of America's most important environmental policies that remain in place in the 21st century. In the early years of the Carter administration, train left government to become president of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), in the US, where, over more than 25 years, he has played a key role on developing that institution into the major conservation organization it is.. Russell Train, chairman emeritus of the World Wildlife Fund, has led a long life in conservation and environmental politics. Train served as undersecretary of Interior early in Nixon's
"Train has produced a thoughtful and insightful account of a remarkable public career, an account which reflects very fairly the effort during my presidency to strike a balance among the nation's economic, energy, and environmental needs."
"Exposing Bush's Fallacious Conservatism" according to William Hare. Russell Train is a life long Republican who headed the Environmental Protection Agency under presidents Nixon and Ford. He is a conservative with no record of radicalism who currently finds himself at odds with an administration that has declared war on the environment.On a recent appearance with Bill Moyers on PBS, Stuart Udall, former Secretary of the Interior under John F. Kennedy, conceded that he was both sad and confounded by r. A good read for historians of wildlife conservationists and and Environmentalists and a great introduction to Russell Train C. Dietrich I was fortunate enough to meet Russell Train, TRUE gentleman, at his Jupiter Island Home. The conservation organization, Boone and Crockett Club, honored him with a 60 year pin as a contributing member of the organization.I found his book and his contributions to wild-life conservation in the 1950's eye-opening and more than interesting. The book outlines the Author's contributions as an 'ardent conservationist' under Presidents Nixo. "A grand review of the environmental movement in the USA" according to Eyelid. A grand review of the environmental movement in the USA. It includes many of the figures involveed in the growth of environmental law amang other things.