Dear CLF friends.

• Author: Warburg, Phillip
• Position: Conservation Law Foundation - Editorial

IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE AN ENDLESS BUILDUP to next fall's presidential election, candidates clamor for voter approval by promising their own carefully catch-phrased visions of a brighter, more secure America. This "talk" can hardly be called cheap, as political campaigns have never been costlier. But what ultimately matters--in politics, business practices and personal behavior--is what people do, not what they say they will do.

In this spirit, the current issue of CM looks at some very real, tangible steps that CLF and our partners are taking to protect New England's environment. Together with the Massachusetts Bar Association, we are catalyzing Bay State lawyers to adopt greener practices in their workplaces and commuting habits. In Vermont, CLF Ventures is...