The real story of the settlement of the West was work, not conquest

I dont remember a big fight between the Republicans and Democrats in the Nixon administration or President Gerald Ford and so on.

The national parklands have a major role in providing superlative opportunities for outdoor recreation, but they have other people serving values. They can provide an experience in conservation education for the young people of the country; they can enrich our literary and artistic consciousness; they can help create social values; contribute to our civic consciousness; remind us of our debt to the land of our fathers.

Nuclear energy people perceive the greenhouse effect as a fresh wind blowing at their back.

For those who want to understand the issues of the environmental crisis, Encounters with the Archdruid is a superb book. McPhee reveals more nuances of the value revolution that dominates the new age of ecology than most writers could pack into a volume twice as long. I marvel at his capacity to listen intently and extract the essence of a man and his philosophy in the fewest possible words.

It gives me satisfaction to help people.

The National Park Service today exemplifies one of the highest traditions of public service.