Stopping Urban Sprawl to Protect Our Air - Pete McCloskey

In this video Pete McCloskey speaks first hand about how Southern California went from having some of the cleanest air in the world in the 1930s to becoming heavily polluted in later decades. He saw how unregulated development of land led to urban sprawl and loss of open space. He discusses the need to focus on transit oriented development to fight air pollution and limit oil consumption.

As a fifteen-year veteran of the U.S. Congress, Pete McCloskey was one of the lead authors of many of today's major environmental laws. Known as an outspoken "Teddy Roosevelt" Republican, he was a Co-Chairman of the first Earth Day in 1970, served six years as Congressional Delegate to the International Whaling Conference, and was Congressional Advisor to the Law of the Sea Treaty Delegation.

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