Mark Van Putten, a Michigan-born and nationally-recognized conservationist, offers a provocative point of view in BioScience.
"Until we get the politics right again, more science and more clever policies won't make a difference in transforming the US government back into a leading voice for and actor in global and national environmental progress."
http://www.conservationstrategy.com/images/BioScience_Viewpoint_06-05.pdf