Eighty years ago, under the Roosevelt Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program demonstrated that no conflict existed between preserving the environment and job creation.
The lesson of Hurricane Sandy and future disasters is clear: Mother Nature is nonpartisan, and could take out red or blue states with various weather events in the future. Scientists warn that the planet is facing a global climate crisis that could result in unprecedented sea-level rise, drought and food shortages.
Let’s create a National Service to put American’s to work on jobs that really need to be done, saving our environment and building national assets for future generations.
"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build them for the future!" FDR