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Agenda for a Sustainable America

Environmental Law Institute

John C. Dernbach

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"Terrific--a unique and important piece of work, providing a comprehensive roadmap for the journey to sustainability. Policymakers, business leaders, NGOs, and community leaders will all find a wealth of thoughtful assessments and forward looking prescriptions. This is at heart an optimistic ...expand
Published date: Jan. 15, 2009
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"This comprehensive review of the United States'' environmental efforts is a reminder that despite our progress, we have further to travel on the road toward sustainability." (U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (WI) )

"John Dernbach and his contributing authors have produced one of those rare volumes on sustainability that reaches out to the corporate, governmental, and academic audiences. I highly recommend it for classroom use in undergraduate and graduate courses."James Gustave Speth, (James Gustave Speth Dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and Professor in the Pra )

"[This book] covers the gamut from air pollution to zoning regulations in assessing where we stand in sustainability and what we need to do to meet the challenges of the future. A follow-on to Stumbling toward Sustainability, Agenda is a must-read for the next Congress, as well as America''s leaders in business, state and local governments, education, and civil society." (Paul R. Ehrlich, coauthor of The Dominant Animal (Island Press, 2008) )