Not know your background you are the 75th postmaster general. The first one is behind you i can see Benjamin Franklin so he was the inventor of the post Office Postal service you have been your native is new york, he went to college in florida and then you went back to your familys business and you built up move it to go and North Carolina. Built into one of the larger List Companies in the nighted states. And youve been very involved in philanthropic activities, thank you for giving us your time today. Let me ask you at the outset when you agreed to become postmaster general, did you realize you are going to get this mess attention. Its not normally the most famous position in washington d. C. I doubt many people can name your immediate predecessors youre very wellknown did you expect he would get this mess attention . If i may i think when i accepted the role, we need to remember the situation in the Postal Service was and at the time. It was right at the height of the beginning of t
More awareness, concern, understanding about the issue now than there was. There is an important recognition on the part in general, that the activities of man on the planet are actually dangerously degrading the ecosystem that sustains all of us. Oceans, airports. We have a long way to go, but at least there is it better public understanding by the legislators, governors, congress, that this is a vital issue. Air, water, soil, rivers, oceans, and so forth. That determines our standard of living in the quality of our lives and all of these resources for many years, it is time we undertake a very serious effort to stop the degradation and help to give nature a chance to do some restoration, at least where the damage has not then irreparable. You mentioned the public and legislatures. What do you hope people will take away from this in 1990 . Sen. Nelson i think the objective, the most important objective of this earth day, are the same as 1970. My purpose than was make demonstrations so
That is the lack of conservation ethic and the culture of our society. All parts of it are important. I received a germination of this kind of ethic in this country. Ive been talking for almost 35 years around the country, every up manyd somebody comes of them are teachers. They have a strong ethical concept. High school kids coming up whose parents are more sensitive teaching them. I see the germination of an ethic that will say that if we intruding someplace, what are the consequences . Had any ordinary commonsense in the politics of would not have practically destroyed the everglades by diverting the water and so forth. Destroyed halfve the wetlands of the country, areidizing crops that already in surplus to the wetlands and drain grow more. We would not have polluted the rivers and so forth. A society outelop thehe young folks here, society that demands to know and asks the question, what are the consequences of our actions and if they are negative, we just will not do it. Compared
Providing transportation in rural areas and Railroad Safety. Well also learn about the department of transportations priorities for the coming year. Live coverage on cspan3. We have some wonderful, luxurious, very nice seatingrow. Id like to encourage everybody tole to closer. Were going to have a very nice discussion. Id like to encourage everybody closer. Make the setting a little bit more cozy and familial. We very much enjoy that. We like having a nice conversation about one of our favorite Public Policy issues. Yeah. Right along there. Thanks so much. Well, great. I want to welcome everyone to this panel. Again, thank you, all, very much for joining. My name is lawrence smith. Deputy assistant secretary for policy at the u. S. Department of transportation. It will be three years this month that ive been at the department. Incredibly honored to be part of a great team. Doing a lot of what we think is really, really awesome work. Going to be a lot of help to a lot of different parts
This soviet era submarine was once a military threat today its a tourist attraction. In the 1980 s. Millions of people protested against new Nuclear Weapons and entire generation lived in fear. At the end of the cold war thousands of Nuclear Weapons were withdrawn from europe and today top secret bases in Storage Facilities lie abandoned. These bunkers in a former american missile base in germany once housed Cruise Missiles this site now hosts a popular open air electronic Music Festival. The danger of Nuclear Conflict appears to have passed. But now new Nuclear Weapons destined for europe are being tested in the u. S. Nuclear war is more likely now than it was at the height of the current world. And the Nuclear Problem has not gone away its its changed its become something new and different some analysts call this the 2nd nuclear age. And we need to you shell use his own were facing the most dangerous military and especially Nuclear Security situation in europe today since the collaps