ADVISORY/Experts to Focus On the Greening of U.S. Foreign Policy.

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Experts to Focus On the Greening of U.S. Foreign Policy

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN: Leading scholars, policymakers and journalists
     will gather at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University --
     8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 1998 and 8:30 a.m. to
     1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 1998 for a symposium on "The
     Greening of U.S. Foreign Policy."
WHY: In an April 1996 speech at Stanford University Secretary of State
     Warren Christopher announced that environmental issues would play
     a heightened role in U.S. foreign policy, crowding out economic
     issues and national security.

     As a result, American armed forces have become increasingly
     distracted by inappropriate environmental issues, including
     global warming and sustainable development. U. S. troops have
     been deployed abroad as "enviro-cops" in Latin America and hold
     conferences and war games in environmental policy issues. U.S.
     tax dollars have gone to environmental groups waging spurious
     economic campaigns against American companies, claiming that
     their profits come at the expense of citizens' suffering more
     pollution and political persecution.

     Hoover Institution fellows Terry Anderson and Henry Miller
     organized this conference in order that participants could
     explore the consequences of those actions on issues ranging from
     sovereignty to biotechnology research and development. They also
     plan to discuss solutions to environmental problems other than
     centralized, globalized governmental approaches.

     In addition to Miller and Anderson, the presenters include John
     Cohrssen, former majority counsel to the House Commerce
     Committee, Fernand Keulneneer of the Center for the New Europe,
     Julian Morris of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Jeremy Rabkin
     of Cornell University, Jeffrey Salmon of the George C. Marshall
     Institute, Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation, and Bruce
     Yandle of Clemson University.