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Lisa P. Jackson: It's the Sustainable Economy

AP

Lisa P. Jackson: The suite of environmental protections that took shape in 1970, along with a sweeping Clean Water Act in 1972, remain some of the most effective policies in our history. What is sometimes less noticed is that those actions were about more than environmental protection. They also represented an economic philosophy, a belief that American industries could continue to expand and innovate without jeopardizing our health and welfare. And it worked. Click here to read more.

John Kerry: The Power of Earth Day in America

I've gone to almost every international environmental summit over the years, from Rio with Sen. Al Gore to Kyoto and Copenhagen. I've heard again and again: the world is ready to act on climate change -- but America must lead.