In its Winter 2005 edition, EarthLight Magazine published an article by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. that outlines grave challenges to the public commons stemming from years of deregulation, privatization and increased corporate influence. He writes about the essential role that the environment plays in our lives, and contrasts it with the corrosive tactics that corporations use to influence and disable government. Kennedy examines the environmental and fiscal costs of relinquishing control of our public resources to private companies. Click on the link below to find out how regulatory rollbacks promoted by the current administration are slowly reversing over thirty years of environmental protections.
For the Sake of Our Children
By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
EarthLight Magazine #52, Winter 2005