Peter Sauer is a contributing editor to Orion. His writings have appeared in the magazine since 1992. He watches the world from a safe distance in Salem, New York.
For decades, the international conservation community has been working to establish a global ethic that could serve as a standard for environmental treaties and laws. But why have most American environmentalists never heard of the documents they've created?
Caught in the same net as other victims of the post-NAFTA trade regime, the butterfly will fly free only when our country learns to honor human rights abroad and at home.