Founder/President of CURE for protecting open spaces, natural resources, sustainable agriculture & farming, conservation and smart land use planning CURE promotes planning and resource management to equitably balance growth and economic stability wit CURE IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT DECISIONS INVOLVING NATURAL RESOURCES AND LAND USE. CURE PROMOTES PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING THAT EQUITABLY BALANCES EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH WHILE ENSURING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, AND SPECIES PRESERVATION.CURE ACCOMPLISHES OUR MISSION BY:*PRESENTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING THAT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SECURITY DEPENDS ON DECISION-MAKING THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE TRUE CONSEQUENCES OF GROWTH AND INCORPORATES STRATEGIES TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE, CLEAN AIR AND WATER, AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT*OPPOSING UNSAFE PROJECTS THAT DEPLETE NATURAL RESOURCES OR EXPOSE COMMUNITIES TO UNHEALTHY OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, SUCH AS WORSENING AIR AND WATER QUALITY, EXPOSURE TO TOXIC MATERIALS, OR INCREASED RISK OF FLOODING.*PROMOTING POLICIES AND PROJECTS THAT EXEMPLIFY SUSTAINABLE AND BALANCED DEVELOPMENT.*PROMOTING GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND STRONGER CHECKS AND B