Ross Perot on Environment 1992 & 1996 Reform Party Nominee for President

Mexico provides escape from US environmental regulations

The futility of he NAFTA side agreements [on labor and environmental standards] is obvious: Mexico already has laws it does not enforce. Why should new environmental regulations assure future compliance?

This planet is our home; protect it for the future

This planet is our home. If we destroy the planet, we’ve destroyed our home. When we think about how to use our natural resources, we have to think ahead 100 years, not just two, five, or ten years. The principles that should guide us will accomplish protection for our environment while stimulating the growth of our economy:
• Conservation makes basic economic sense. Pollution equals waste. Preventing pollution before it happens is cheaper than cleaning it up afterwards.
• We should support business strategies for sustainable economic development and assist local communities in making the transition away from dying industries.
• Stop subsidizing inefficient, environmentally destructive activities in the mining and timber industries.
• Overregulation only fouls things up. We should support incentives over regulations to achieve environmental goals.
• We should be at the forefront of emerging global markets for environmental technology.