Bobert, I think it was Reagan who said that, not Agnew. After all, there ain't many redwood trees in Maryland. Fewer and fewer even in California.

So one of the problems is that elected officials who do give a damn don't stay elected very long, unless they're in safe constituencies (not many of those elect ecofreaks). Until there is a constituency in the US and some other relatively wealthy and powerful nations for earth-friendly policies, there won't be many elected leaders championing them.
And the locals whose short-term survival (without which there is no long-term survival) requires things that aren't long-term good have got to have some real alternatives, not just nags from people who can afford to take a longer view.



And the locals whose short-term survival depends on