Aristotle: "This is why we don't allow a man to rule, but rational principle, because a man behaves in his own interests."
Major environmental agencies are dealt a $1 billion blow in the Bush FY 2003 budget, but conservation programs, rather than corporate and industrial interests, take the biggest hit. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for example, loses $300 million, and funding for clean water protection is similarly slashed. In contrast, billions in tax breaks and subsidies will suddenly become available for fossil fuel and nuclear power companies, and further millions will be used to open up public lands for drilling and mining. Simultaneously, the amount of timber to be sold from public lands will be increased by 50%, further decimating wildlife habitat, and contributing to global warming.
Aristotle: "Men have been undone by reasons of their wealth."
In this era of accounting shenanigans and corporate financial meltdowns, it becomes easier to question the values upon which our society operates. And as the FY 2003 budget is debated in the next months, it will become increasingly important to follow the money trail, and question the kind of world our budget is creating for the next generation.
Because an equitable, sustainable world - not words - is the ultimate ethical responsibility for all of us.
Heather Wokusch
Http://www.heatherwokusch.com
Major environmental agencies are dealt a $1 billion blow in the Bush FY 2003 budget, but conservation programs, rather than corporate and industrial interests, take the biggest hit. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for example, loses $300 million, and funding for clean water protection is similarly slashed. In contrast, billions in tax breaks and subsidies will suddenly become available for fossil fuel and nuclear power companies, and further millions will be used to open up public lands for drilling and mining. Simultaneously, the amount of timber to be sold from public lands will be increased by 50%, further decimating wildlife habitat, and contributing to global warming.
Aristotle: "Men have been undone by reasons of their wealth."
In this era of accounting shenanigans and corporate financial meltdowns, it becomes easier to question the values upon which our society operates. And as the FY 2003 budget is debated in the next months, it will become increasingly important to follow the money trail, and question the kind of world our budget is creating for the next generation.
Because an equitable, sustainable world - not words - is the ultimate ethical responsibility for all of us.
Heather Wokusch
Http://www.heatherwokusch.com