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First,wemustlearnthatpersonalgreedandaggrandizement,
tothedetrimentofsocietyandtheenvironment,
isnotanacceptableoutcomeofcapitalism.The
successofidealcapitalismisbasedonthepremisethat
personalachievementisacomplement,notahindrance,to
society'swell-being.Ethicsmustbeamajorcomponentof
ourdecisionmakingandthusapervadingthemeinour
academicprogram.
Second,wemustnotallowtheacademicintegrityof
collegesanduniversitiestosuccumbtoanytrendthat
devaluesscientificandquantitativelearning--especially
forthenonsciencemajors.Wemustallbeequippedas
ethical,informedcitizenstovoteandactwithafirmfoundation
inscienceandlogicaldecisionmaking.Aseducators
andthosebeingeducated--andweallareboth--wemust
putasideself-interestandcommitourselvestotruequantitative
literacyforallthosepassingthroughourundergraduate
institutions.Wemustrespondtotheworld'senvironmentalcrisis
witheducationofthecurrentandfuturegenerations,and
wemustrespondwithaction,notcomplacency.Wemust
respondtotheenvironmentalcrisesthatarenowapparent
becausewewillcontinuetodiscovermore.Wecannot
continuetolagbehind.Wemustrespondproactively,not
withtalkordebatethroughcountlesslayersofbureaucracy,
sothatrealresultsareforthcoming.
SomecompaniesintheUnitedStatesareresponding
toenvironmentalchallengesinvariousmanners.These
corporationsarealreadyreachingbeyondthelimitsof
governmentmandatestoaddresspertinentissues.Some
examplesare:ErgonIncorporated,aprivatecorporation
locatedinMississippi,isaleaderinoil-spillremediation
andenvironmentalproductresearch;Kimberly-Clark
Corporationhasdevelopedacompany-widecultureof
environmentalawareness;3-MCorporationdevotesasubstantial
portionofitsannualbudgettodevelopmentofnew
envir