A model of corporate action

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, February, 2007

Cynthia Henry

covers energy and the environment for The Inquirer Editorial Board

Businesses don't often lobby government for tougher environmental rules. Usually, they fight (or sue) over federal regulation.

But one voice, DuPont, based in Wilmington, leads a corporate chorus calling for a national crackdown on climate change. Forward-looking businesses realize they can't slow global warming alone. They need government to drive technology innovation and maintain economic growth, while slashing tailpipe and smokestack pollution, the leading contributors to global warming.

Not that DuPont hasn't been trying. It crafted one of the best voluntary efforts in the nation - beyond the Bush administration's wildest hopes.

"DuPont understood almost...