Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  > Inside American  FDR Distinguished Public Service Award in Washington DC, April 9th, 2008. Photos by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." — Franklin Roosevelt    Center on Environment & Energy Policy > Roosevelt Home > American > Environment & Energy     The outline of a tree is superimposed on a blue globe in the symbol for the Environment and Energy Policy Center, and the blue ring of the Roosevelt symbol has been altered to resemble the arrows of recycling. Together, these elements represent the environmental sustainability and energy responsibility issues which the Environment and Energy Policy Center aims to address.   The environment is the life force of any nation, and the United States is remarkably lucky to have been blessed from its birth with wide open spaces: from land to sky to sea. With these blessing comes the task of responsible use and preservation. It is not enough to ensure that there are enough resources for tomorrow, or next year; rather there must be a broader insurance that as many future generations as possible are able to enjoy the same natural prosperity and benefits that we enjoy today.   Additionally, the energy and environmental issues have far-reaching ramifications. The global commons of the atmosphere, oceans, polar caps and near space, must be protected by all for all in the spirit of international cooperation and for a basic maintenance of the quality of existence for all living things. In this way, the progressive work of students in the Environment and Energy Center impacts the issues of every other center.   Some of the categories which the Environment and Energy Center focuses on are: Energy Environmental Innovation and Protection Forestry Outer Space Science Sustainability Technology Don't forget to check out the Discussion Forum on these and other topics located here.   For the Academic Year 2006 – 2007, using policy as their vehicle, the Roosevelt Institution challenges the students of American University to: reduce America’s dependence on foreign, harmful, and unsustainable energy …and the students of the Environment and Energy Policy Center accept this challenge. Stay tuned to this page for updates on what we’ll be doing to address this issue.         Group members: Chris R Carter Leah Chavla Amber Coupal Ezekel DeRoberts Lucas Estevez David Greenberg Hala Hanna Cooper D Martin Gina Martino Avery Miles Benjamin Murray Angela Nagy Steven Smallpage Shikole Struber avery k miles   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359