The environmental ethic also creates a corporate culture that helps motivate employees.

Through or work we hope to foster an environmental ethic that teaches us to be responsible in the care and preservation of the natural world.

While some officials attribute the success to a regional environmental ethic, others say simple economics and convenience have made the program go.

A strong environmental ethic for the welfare of the planet Earth and humanity.

Residents not only tax themselves to pay for their private green space, but they practice a strict environmental ethic as well, he said.

"In essence you are talking about an absence of an environmental ethic within Con Edison."

Mr. Wilson also wonders about a connection between biophilia and what he calls the "environmental ethic."

Connecticut has developed an environmental ethic that is generally higher than in other areas.

"We are seeing a new breed of managers coming along who were reared with a strong environmental ethic," he said.

"Most got into it because they had an environmental ethic."