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- 10 -
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, FEES FOR WASTE DISPOSAL
HAVE BEEN AN INCENTIVE FOR BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS TO
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED. I UNDERSTAND THAT
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WASTE HAS BEEN CUT BY
NEARLY A FOURTH.
so THE POWER OF THE MARKETPLACE CAN ENCOURAGE
CONSERVATION -- WITH SPECTACULAR RESULTS. RESULTS THAT
NEED TO BE DUPLICATED EVERYWHERE IN AMERICA.
YOU KNOW, FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, WHEN SPOKANE INVITED
THE WORLD OVER FOR A VISIT, THE 1974 EXPO BECAME THE
FIRST WORLD'S FAIR TO FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT WAS A GOOD BEGINNING. AND WE HAVE MADE
PROGRESS SINCE THEN. PERHAPS NOTHING BETTER SYMBOLIZES
THAT, THAN THE SURGING RIVER THAT PULSES THROUGH
SPOKANE -- A RIVER THAT FIRST LURED MEN HERE AS A
SOURCE OF PROTECTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUSTENANCE.
SUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THIS RIVER BY THE EARLY
PART OF THIS CENTURY, THAT FOR YEARS IT SERVED AS
LITTLE MORE THAN AN OPEN SEWER. IN 1938, THE SPOKANE
RIVER WAS CALLED "A SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD."
- 11 -
OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES, YOU HAVE RESTORED AND
RECLAIMED THIS MAGNIFICENT RIVER. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN
REVERSED -- NATURE'S BALANCE HAS BEEN RESTORED -- AND
THE RIVER HAS BEEN REBORN.
THE ETHIC OF NATIVE AMERICANS LIKE CHIEF SEATTLE
MUST ALSO BE REBORN ON THIS CONTINENT. HIS WAS A
RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING, THAT THE WHOLE EARTH HAS A
SOUL THAT CAN BE DESTROYED BY MAN. HE SAW THE WORLD AS
A SPIRITUAL PLACE, OF PRECIOUS BUT FRAGILE BEAUTY.
OVER A CENTURY AGO, HE SAID, "HOLD IN YOUR MIND
THE MEMORY OF THE LAND AS IT WAS WHEN YOU FOUND IT.
AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, WITH ALL YOUR MIND, WITH
ALL YOUR HEART, PRESERVE IT FOR YOUR CHILDREN, AND LOVE
IT AS GOD LOVES US ALL. "
THAT IS A CHALLENGE TO US ALL. THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE -- ALL PEOPLE -- NEED A FULLER RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN. A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
CAUSES, AND EFFECTS.
- 12 -
AND IF THE EARTH IS AN ALTAR, WE MUST MAKE IT AN
ALTAR NOT OF SACRIFICE, BUT OF CELEBRATION. A PLACE
WHERE OUR COMMITMENT TO RESTORING ITS NATURAL BEAUTY IS
FELT IN A THOUSAND EVERYDAY DECISIONS.
YOU'VE MADE ONE OF THOSE DECISIONS TODAY -- BY
DECIDING TO PLANT A CENTENNIAL TREE. MAY IT GROW,
FLOURISH, AND SYMBOLIZE THE HOPE OF A NEW CENTURY:
THAT MAN WILL ONE DAY BE RECONCILED TO NATURE ONCE
AGAIN.
GOD BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS THE GREAT STATE OF
WASHINGTON. AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
###
REMARKS: CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
10:00 a.m.
THANK YOU, SPEAKER FOLEY [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
for that hend in troduction
WASHINGTON STATE IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE A FRIEND
LIKE TOM FOLEY IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. HE IS A MAN OF
INTEGRITY -- OF DECENCY AND FAIR PLAY -- AND A MAN I'M
PROUD AND HONORED TO WORK WITH.
[[ YOU KNOW, BACK IN 1889, WHEN PRESIDENT HARRISON
SENT A TELEGRAM TO THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON ---
TO TELL HIM THAT WASHINGTON HAD BECOME THE 42ND STATE -
- HE SENT THE TELEGRAM COLLECT. [PAUSE] WELL, THAT'S
ONE WAY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, AT THE DAWN OF A
SECOND CENTURY OF STATEHOOD, HERE IN THE EVERGREEN
STATE. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THE USUAL "STUMP"
SPEECH. AND I MAY BE GOING OUT ON A LIMB, HERE -- BUT
I THINK MOST OF AMERICA THINKS OF YOU AS THE REAL
WASHINGTON. [PAUSE] ]]
Thank you for your
warm welcome.
mrs Folup, and Le. Governor Pritchard,
charmeh
congratulations to
Washington's First mondy,
Rulpa great Centennnland and DAragor pro tem Higgins:
monroe Jone Gardnery on a
you me gat a beautiful city here to be proud The
072818SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9/15/89 NOON
DATE:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
PINKERTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, Friday, September 15,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
61:8v SI dES 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
September 14, 1989
7:20 p.m.
89 SEP 14 P7:25
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[ You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. ]]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
2
Leading the nation in exports per capita. A vital, vibrant,
thriving economy.
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature?
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've
banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and exports of hazardous
4
waste. Worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches. Pledged no
net loss of wetlands -- and we'll keep that pledge. Laid out
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're. determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and they
don't lend themselves to solution by national legislation.
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources: the
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation, and
sustenance.
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard."
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
-- nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all."
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
mark Lange
DATE: August 7, 1989
TO:
David Demarest
FROM:
GOVERNOR JOHN H. SUNUNU
We should get this information into the
public domain.
Please discuss with me.
Hole Wilson
or John Cavenuz
Mebile Source for Zozer
STATES ADM3DF ENVANCHMENTAL
382-7647
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
or
-
1
Ref Brenner 382-5580
OFFICE of
AIR AND RADIATION
COMPARISON OF MOBILE SOURCE VOC CONTROLS
Control
President
Waxman
Group of 9
Gasoline Volatility
Yes
Yes
Yes
Enhanced I/M
Yes
Yes
Yes
Improved Vehicle
Evaporative
Yes
Yes
No
0.25 HC Vehicle Tailpipe
Yes
Yes
Yes
0.125 HC Vehicle Tailpipe
No
Yes
No
Extended Useful Life
No
Yes
NO
Refueling Emissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
Clean Fuels
Yes
Yes
Limited
34 - 37%
36 - 39%
28 %
MOBILE SOURCES VOC CONTROL COST EFFECTIVENESS
Ozone
Cost per
Annual
Cost per
Reduction
Vehicle
Cost
1% Reduction
Waxman Extra
2.1%
$500
$6.6
$3.1 billion
Reduction
billion
Waxman Program
36-39%
1
$7.5
$190 million
billion*
President's
34-37%
--
$1
$25 million
Program
billion
* Does not include costs of more expansive I/M program coverage.
PRESIDENT'S BILL ACHIEVES 95% OF WAXMAN'S REDUCTIONS, WITH $6.5
BILLION LESS COST
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 15, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JEFFREY R. HOLMSTEAD
JRM
Assistant Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- Centennial of the State of
Washington
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced draft and we
have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
pp :2 SI PEP 68
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9/15/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, Friday, September 15,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
September 14, 1989
7:20 p.m.
89 SEP 14 P7 : 25
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[
You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. ]]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
2
Leading the nation in exports per capita. A vital, vibrant,
thriving economy.
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature?
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've
banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and exports of hazardous
4
waste. Worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches. Pledged no
net loss of wetlands -- and we'll keep that pledge. Laid out
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and they
don't lend themselves to solution by national legislation.
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources: the
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation, and
sustenance.
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard."
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
-- nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all."
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
# # #
OFFICE Pine PRESIDENT THENT SEALS UNITED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
David J. Haun
Executive Assistant
to the Director
pp : Pla SI SEP 68
072818SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9/15/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, Friday, September 15,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
see comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
September 14, 1989
7:20 p.m.
89 SEP 14 P7: 25
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[ You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. ]]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
2
Leading the nation in exports per capita. A vital, vibrant,
thriving economy.
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature?
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
20044
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've adopted
policy uf
banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and exports of hazardous
seeking a worldwide ban
on the CFC's which destry The ozone lay or by the year 2000. We're
prohibited imports of ivory as prices have faller by 50%, maling pachin
it harts less profitable. And we're worky for a policy that world ban the
9 leage witer milass we're care the will bor disposed of
We're proposed to expad hyndrds of tirests,
parks+ refrees across Amerin durens including Steigerwald
Lake, Mt. Baker
4 al the Colulin Gage night have in the state at wash of
We've proposed tagkh laws
Annanced a national goal
waste. Worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches. Pledged no
net loss of wetlands. and we 11 keep that pledge. Laid out detailed
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
That's just in eight months
I
plan
to devote four years (maybe even eight!) to protecting our preciak environment.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and they
don't lend themselves to solution by national legislationalone.
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources: the
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation, and
sustenance.
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard."
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
-- nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all."
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
# # #
072818SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9/15/89 NOON
DATE:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, Friday, September 15,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
pt See : 21d Condis/89
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
September 14, 1989
7:20 p.m.
89 SEP 14 P7:25
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[ You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. ]]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
Tom Super- EPA. - 382-4700
2
Leading the nation in exports per capita. A vital, vibrant,
thriving economy.
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature?
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've
banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and exports of hazardous
4
waste. Worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches. Pledged no
net loss of wetlands -- and we'll keep that pledge. Laid out
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and they
can't be solved by
don t lend themselves to solution by national legislation.
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources: the
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P
harvesting
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation, and
sustenance.
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard."
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all." "
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
# # #
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9/15/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, Friday, September 15,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No comments. This Nature
9/15/89
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
072818SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 9/15/89 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY N/C
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, Friday, September 15,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
All comments
RESPONSE:
E1 : 11A SI d3S 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
September 14, 1989
7:20 p.m.
89 SEP 14 P7: 25
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[ You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
(true?)
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. ]]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
2
Leading thriving the economy. nation in (what exports is per the capita. unenployacutrate A vital, vibrant, in Wash?)
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature? Your balance of trade is 100 billion
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the m thed! the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've
banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and exports of hazardous
accurate
2000
the
by
year
perhages
certain conditions:
4
waste. Worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches. Pledged no
net loss of wetlands -- and we'll keep that pledge. Laid out
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and many they
it singly
don't lend themselves to solution by national legislation.
contibuty to
to
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources
the
the
problem
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
including
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation,
sustenance.
what's and name? weir
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
Spoker
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard."
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
-- nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all."
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
# # #
(Lange/Dooley)
September 14, 1989
7:20 p.m.
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[
You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. I]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
2
Leading the nation in exports per capita. A vital, vibrant,
thriving economy.
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature?
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've
banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and exports of hazardous
4
waste. Worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches. Pledged no
net loss of wetlands -- and we'll keep that pledge. Laid out
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and they
don't lend themselves to solution by national legislation.
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources: the
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation, and
sustenance.
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard."
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
-- nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all."
0
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
###
(Lange/Dooley)
September 14, 1989
7:20 p.m.
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[
You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. ]]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources --- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
2
Leading the nation in exports per capita. A vital, vibrant,
thriving economy.
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature?
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've
banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and exports of hazardous
4
waste. Worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches. Pledged no
net loss of wetlands -- and we'll keep that pledge. Laid out
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and they
don't lend themselves to solution by national legislation.
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources: the
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation, and
sustenance.
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard.'
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
-- nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all." "
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
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[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
[[ You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect.
Well, that's one way to balance the budget. ]]
[[ Joke to come. ]]
Today you and I are very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood here in Washington state. The Evergreen state. The
real Washington. [PAUSE]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're in a strong position. Living in a
state with exports that went up over 30 percent last year.
2
Leading the nation in exports per capita. A vital, vibrant,
thriving economy.
And the Pacific Summit that was held here last month
reminded America how crucial the interrelations between nations
are for our future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
What good is a strong balance of trade, if we throw off the
balance of nature?
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can
begin by planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
3
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than the legendary speech given
in the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist. We have an
opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in America -- and to
reassert U.S. leadership on environmental challenges, around the
world.
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We've
agreed to phase out banned
agreed to tighten controls over dangerous
(banned CFCs, imports of elephant ivory, and Exports of hazardous
sent abroad. We have program that dumping wastes in our our Coastal waters
waste
(worked to eliminate medical waste on beaches Pledged no be
Stopped.
net loss of wetlands -- and we'll keep that pledge. Laid out
proposals to stem acid rain, cut urban smog, clean up air toxics,
and encourage the use of alternative fuels. And more.
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
are not caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and they
don't lend themselves to solution by national legislation.
They're caused by millions of small, diverse sources: the
everyday behavior of people at work and at home. And such
overwhelming environmental challenges can be solved, by
individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
5
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply liquidating
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million -- and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
6
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. But perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the
surging river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first
lured men here as a source of protection, transportation, and
sustenance.
But such damage was done to this river early in this
century, that for years it served as little more than an open
sewer. In 1938 it was called "a serious health hazard."
But over the past few decades, you have restored and
reclaimed this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed
-- nature's balance has been restored -- and the river has been
reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all."
7
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER 15, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cw
FROM:
MARK LANGE mL
SUBJECT:
ENVIRONMENTAL ADDRESS, SPOKANE
Attached are draft remarks for your address to the Washington
State Centennial Celebration ("The Celebration of the Century"),
on Tuesday, September 19, at 10:00 a.m.
Some 15,000 will attend your speech, to be given outdoors.
Adopting the theme of stewardship, you recap your trip out West,
outline the environmental accomplishments of the first eight
months, and challenge Americans to make a more personal
commitment to environmental quality.
(Lange/Dooley)
September 15, 1989
4:50 p.m.
[SPOKE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989
[TIME]
Thank you, Speaker Foley. [Acknowledgements]
Washington state is very lucky to have a friend like Tom
Foley in the Nation's capital. He is a man of integrity -- of
decency and fair play -- and a man I'm proud and honored to work
with.
[[ You know, back in 1889, when President Harrison sent a
telegram to the first governor of Washington -- to tell him that
Washington had become the 42nd state -- he sent the telegram
collect. [PAUSE] Well, that's one way to balance the budget.
It's a pleasure to be here, at the dawn of a second century
of statehood, here in the Evergreen state. I'm not going to give
you the usual "stump" speech. And I may be going out on a limb,
here -- but I think most of America thinks of you as the real
Washington. [PAUSE] 1]
Yours is a land of rich resources -- and resourceful people.
Salmon, gold, and timber in abundance brought us here, as the
promise of the Pacific brought the railroads west.
There has always been -- and will always be -- a sense that
the future is being decided here in this gateway to the Pacific.
Here in Washington you're doing well. Living in a state
with exports that went up nearly 40 percent last year. Leading
2
the nation in exports per capita. And cutting unemployment from
10 percent to 6 percent over the last five years -- during a time
of rapid population growth.
Last month you held a Pacific Summit that reminded America
how crucial the interrelations between nations are for our
future.
Even now, Governor Gardner is in Kobe, Japan -- at
groundbreaking ceremonies for Washington Village, a housing
development using Washington finished forest products and U.S.
construction methods. That means $10 million for the state of
Washington -- and a great American export to Japan.
Washington has had a wonderful 100 years -- and you deserve
a great Centennial celebration. But it's the future I'm here to
talk to you about today.
I took this trip out West because I'm concerned -- as I
think we all are -- about the future of the planet we share.
It won't be enough to restore our balance of trade, if we throw
off the balance of nature.
In South Dakota, I talked about the need to restore the
balance of nature here at home -- and how each of us can begin by
planting a single tree.
In Montana, I talked about interdependence -- how the
actions we take and the pollutants we create have consequences
that are being felt the world over.
Today, I'm asking all Americans to join in a renewed spirit
3
of conservation -- a new commitment, to a more careful
stewardship of the natural world.
I think many of us are beginning to understand something
that Native Americans understood long before we got here: when
it comes to the preservation of our precious environment, there's
a connection between the smallest individual action, and
widespread, global consequences.
No words convey that better than a legendary speech given in
the late 1800s, by an Indian Chief named Seattle:
"The earth does not belong to man," he said, "Man belongs to
the earth. Whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of
the earth. The sky, the lands which appear changeless and
eternal, may change.
"Continue to foul the earth and you will achieve an end to
living -- and the mere beginning of survival. You must teach
your children that the earth is rich. Teach your children that
to harm the earth, is to heap contempt upon its creator."
Chief Seattle understood what it has taken us a century to
learn. Our material prosperity and economic growth have served
us well. But now, together, we must new find ways to apply the
creativity of the marketplace, in the service of the environment.
Sound ecology and a strong economy can coexist.
We have an opportunity to renew the environmental ethic in
America -- and to reassert U.S. leadership on environmental
challenges, around the world. That's an opportunity we can't
afford to miss.
4
In the eight months since I was sworn in as President, we've
moved fast and hard to make the environment a priority. We're
seeking a worldwide ban, by the year 2000, on the CFCs which
destroy the ozone layer. We've prohibited imports of ivory, and
prices have dropped by 50 percent -- making elephant poaching
less profitable. And we're working for a policy that would ban
the export of hazardous wastes unless we're sure they'll be
disposed of safely.
We've proposed tougher laws to eliminate medical waste on
beaches. We want to expand dozens of forests, parks, and refuges
across America. We've announced a national goal of no net loss
of wetlands.
And we've laid out detailed proposals to stem acid rain, cut
urban smog, clean up air toxics, and encourage the use of
alternative fuels -- with a Clean Air Bill that achieves 95
percent of the smog-causing VOC reductions sought by competing
legislation -- at a cost of 6.5 billion dollars less.
That's just in eight months -- and I plan to devote four
helping to protect years our precious to protecting en vironment our precious 06 long environment. as! am Presi dent. Stay involved on
But if we really hope to recover, restore, and preserve our
natural heritage, that "other Washington" can't do it alone. And
the answer can't simply be limited to new laws.
It must be more fundamental. It lies in a shared sense of
personal responsibility -- a new environmental awareness -- on
the part of all Americans.
Callon Congress to enact our proposals.
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Through millions of individual decisions -- simple,
everyday, personal choices -- we're determining the fate of the
earth. So the conclusion is also simple: We're all responsible.
And it's surprisingly easy to move from being part of the
problem, to being part of the solution.
So many of the big problems -- coastal water pollution,
pesticides in groundwater, urban smog, and municipal garbage --
aren't simply caused by large powerplants and refineries -- and
many can't be solved by national legislation alone.
Millions of small, diverse sources contribute to these
problems -- including the everyday behavior of people at work and
at home. And such overwhelming environmental challenges can be
solved -- by individual determination that we can do better.
Local communities, businesses large and small, individual
families -- all can learn to generate less waste, and recycle
more of the waste that is generated.
In fact, those that do, have discovered that there are sound
economic side-effects. Environmental protection makes economic
sense.
The people of Washington state, in fact, have a history of
showing the rest of the nation the way. Back in the 1940s, J.P.
Weyerhaeuser moved the lumber industry from simply harvesting
forest resources, toward comprehensive management of tree farms
that could endure indefinitely.
And after research into product development, Weyerhaeuser
began introducing marketable products made from what was once
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treated as waste.
The 3M Corporation announced last spring that since starting
their pollution prevention program in 1975, the company has saved
$408 million and prevented 111,000 tons of air pollutants,
15,000 tons of water pollutants, and 388,000 tons of solid waste
from being released into the environment. And they've done it by
rewarding employees for coming up with the ideas.
In the city of Seattle, fees for waste disposal have been an
incentive for businesses and households to reduce the amount of
waste produced. I understand that over the last several years,
waste has been nearly cut in half.
So the power of the marketplace can encourage conservation
-- with spectacular results. Results that need to be duplicated
everywhere in America.
You know, fifteen years ago, when Spokane invited the world
over for a visit, the 1974 Expo became the first World's Fair to
focus on the environment.
It was a good beginning. And we have made progress since
then. Perhaps nothing better symbolizes that, than the surging
river that pulses through Spokane -- a river that first lured men
here as a source of protection, transportation, and sustenance.
Such damage was done to this river early in this century,
that for years it served as little more than an open sewer. In
1938, the Spokane River was called "a serious health hazard."
Over the past few decades, you have restored and reclaimed
this magnificent river. The damage has been reversed -- nature's
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balance has been restored -- and the river has been reborn.
The ethic of Native Americans like Chief Seattle must also
be reborn on this continent. His was a religious understanding,
that the whole earth has a soul that can be destroyed by man. He
saw the world as a spiritual place, of precious but fragile
beauty.
About a century ago, he said, "Hold in your mind the memory
of the land as it was when you found it. And with all your
strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it
for your children, and love it as God loves us all."
That is a challenge to us all. The American people -- all
people -- need a fuller relationship with the world they live in.
A better understanding of causes, and effects.
And if the earth is an altar, we must make it an altar not
of sacrifice, but of celebration. A place where our commitment
to restoring its natural beauty is felt in a thousand everyday
decisions.
You've made one of those decisions today -- by deciding to
plant a centennial tree. May it grow, flourish, and symbolize
the hope of a new century: that man will one day be reconciled
to nature once again.
God bless you. God bless the great state of Washington.
And God bless the United States of America.
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