(This is the updated version that he read on Wednesday.) 

Eleven Voluntary Initiatives

 By Ted Turner

  1.      I promise to care for Planet Earth and all living things thereon, especially my fellow human beings.

  2.      I promise to treat all persons everywhere with dignity, respect, and friendliness.

  3.      I promise to have no more than one or two children.

  4.      I promise to use my best efforts to help save what is left of our natural world in its undisturbed state, and to restore degraded areas.

  5.      I promise to use as little of our nonrenewable resources as possible.

  6.      I promise to minimize my use of toxic chemicals, pesticides, and other poisons, and to encourage others to do the same.

  7.      I promise to contribute to those less fortunate, to help them become self-sufficient and enjoy the benefits of a decent life including clean air and water, adequate food,           health care, housing, education, and individual rights.

  8.      I reject the use of force, in particular military force, and I support the United Nations arbitration of international disputes.

  9.      I support the total elimination of all nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and ultimately the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction.

 10.     I support the United Nations and its efforts to improve the condition of the planet.

 11.     I support renewable energy and feel we should move rapidly to contain greenhouse gases.

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