The Environment President Whittles Away the National Parks
By Donella Meadows
–September 3, 1992–
One of the many performance records George Bush would rather we didn’t focus on between now and the coming election is the degradation under his stewardship of our national lands.
The operating principles of the Bush and Reagan administrations are being revealed by an increasing number of National Park Service and Forest Service employees who have been [...]
Free Trade Benefits Traders, Not Nations
By Donella Meadows
–August 27, 1992–
Wow! The world’s largest trading area, populated by 360 million people! A free market from the Yukon to the Yucatan! The latest dramatic chapter, says President Bush, in the new world Christopher Columbus discovered 500 years ago!
It’s enough to give you shivers down your back.
But have you ever stopped to wonder what, exactly, is to be [...]
Earth Summit Summary–Consciousness Precedes Being
By Donella Meadows
–June 18, 1992–
Was it all a waste of time, the enormous, contentious Earth Summit? One member of the German delegation summed it up, “Whether Rio was a disappointment depends on what one expected.” Most of the participants I’ve talked to expected little. Therefore they were pleasantly surprised.
Knowing George Bush and the people to whom he listens, no one [...]
Who Cares Whether George Goes to Rio?
By Donella Meadows
–May 7, 1992–
Will George Bush go to the Earth Summit next month in Rio de Janeiro? U.S. politics and media, operating together in their perverse way, have made that the Environmental Question of the Day.
It is a confused and meaningless question. It muddles symbols with substance. It focuses on short-term national concerns and bypasses an exciting long-term global [...]
Turning the Accusatory Finger Around
By Donella Meadows
–February 13, 1992–
When was it that this country devolved into the nasty, fruitless habit of blaming?
Even Barbara Bush is joining in. “If the Congress would just do what they’re supposed to do!” she said in a recent appearance in Lebanon NH. “For three years George has had an economic growth program in front of the Congress, and they [...]
