Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

Seeking Environmental Accord

June 16, 2016

 

6/15/16 – When facing environmental challenges, success will come best by talking persuasively, not confrontationally, a well-known author who specializes in human and animal behavior recently suggested in the New York Times. One success he cited, the use of “catch shares” to protect fisheries, was explored early on in Issues (here and here). On another still-contentious matter, climate change, “it may be time for big, bold, even alarmingly bipartisan thoughts,” he said. And here, too, Issues has examined ways (here and here) to build policy bridges.