Government(s) also often fail to adequately regulate agricultural and gardening chemicals and pesticides and herbicides. Politicians tend to stall or urge further study as an excuse to avoid working or spending money to clean up or attempt to eliminate environmental problems. They willingly often leave it up to future administrations, Congresses, and future generations to deal with such problems until they become harder and harder or even insurmountable to deal with. For instance, according to the September 2008 edition of the newsletter The Hightower Lowdown, 2008 Republican Presidential candidate John McCain has opposed several bills this summer enabling "renewable energy entrepreneurs" to attain billions of dollars in "tax credits" this summer , which might otherwise lead to advances in alternative energy technology to help wean us off or at least reduce our dependence on foreign oil and other polluting fuels. Perhaps such tax breaks could one day eliminate as I like to call 'the Infernal Combustion engine.' And surprise, surprise, the W. Bush administration denied new companies the ability to build "solar projects" on land he wants his Big Oil pals to be able to drill for more polluting oil. Such sun-powered ventures could have saved a lot of fuel. By the way, the Hightower Lowdown at www.hightowerlowdown.org is an excellent source of how politicians in general and Bush Republicans in particular are not working in the best interest of the people. The Washington Spectator at www.washingtonspectator.com is another good source of information.
At least in the example of being responsible toward the preservation and conservation of nature and the environment for the sake of future generations, our government is not working in the best interest of current and future generations by failing to act on most environmental problems or not doing enough. These ecological problems already affect our quality of life, the economy, our health, and the options and choices of all of us now and in the near and distant future; and will inevitably get worse over time if not sufficiently acted on.
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