Chapter authored by Michael Crow examining the concept of sustainability in the historical context of America's inception and the absence of consideration for the Earth's natural limits in the development of America's economic and political models.

 CROW, MICHAEL M.  "SUSTAINABILITY AS A FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF THE UNITED STATES."  IN MORAL GROUND:  ETHICAL ACTION FOR A PLANET IN PERIL, 301-305, EDITED BY KATHLEEN DEAN MOORE AND MICHAEL P. NELSON.  SAN ANTONIO: TRINITY UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2010. http://moralground.com