International Environmental Year Project

We don't have a perfect understanding of Earth's systems and processes; it may be unachievable in the face of such complexity. However, we continue to develop imperfect but useful mathematical models, and we have beer able to isolate physical variables in the laboratory. We should celebrate our capacity to learn quickly about such things; and we need to continue funding the search for this vital information. We may need to commit to an International Environmental Year project similar to the International Geophysical Year of the late 1950s. In that important international research venture, new measurements fundamentally changed our understanding of how the earth functions. The widespread acceptance of plate tectonics as an explanation for the earth's behavior grew directly out of this experience. Today, we need a boldly conceived comprehensive system of measurement to understand thoroughly our global environment. We need the tools to diagnose the condition of the earth, and we need to act fast with whatever solutions we can design.

Notes:

Gingrich calls for something similar to the International Geophysical Year of the 1950s, which enlightened humanity to many facts about the workings of the Earth.

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 A contract with the Earth
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Gingrich , Newt and Maple , Terry (2007-09-24), A contract with the Earth, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, Retrieved on 2012-03-22
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