Quotes about Environmental

Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented. Votes: 4

Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth. Votes: 4

Environmental protection doesn't happen in a vacuum. You can't separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities. Votes: 4

Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. Votes: 4

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. Votes: 4

I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues. Votes: 3

Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. Votes: 3

Environmental radiation research is the rent I pay for living on this planet. Votes: 3

We should end the Environmental Protection Agency's war against American oil and gas. Votes: 3

Environmental extremists ... wouldn't let you build a house unless it looked like a bird's nest. Votes: 3

Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs Votes: 3

Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs. Votes: 3

Environmental laws were not passed to protect our air and water, they were passed to get votes. Votes: 3

Environmental challenges have the power to deny equality of opportunity and hold back the progress of communities. Votes: 3

Environmental pollution is a blight on people's quality of life and a trouble that weighs on their hearts. Votes: 3

Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art. Votes: 3

...Environmental groups are too often alarmists. They have an awful track record, so they've lost credibility with the public. Votes: 3

Scientists like Bjorn Lomborg in The Skeptical Environmentalist have, in my opinion, properly nailed environmental extremists for these exaggerated scenarios. Votes: 3

Environmental justice [means that] no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens and less environmental benefits than any other. Votes: 3

Environmental problems are really social problems anyway. They begin with people as the cause and end with people as the victims Votes: 3

Environmental disaster is the gravest threat to China's continued development. That's according to me, but it is not some wacko view. Votes: 3

Under the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program, homes are independently verified to be measurably more energy efficient than average houses. Votes: 3

Environmental justice is the movement to ensure that no community suffers disproportionate environmental burdens or goes without enjoying fair environmental benefits. Votes: 3

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders. Votes: 3

The choices and decisions we make in terms of how we use the land ultimately affect our very DNA. Environmental issues are life issues. Votes: 3

At least if we don't close down the Environmental Protection Agency, we at least put a snaffle bit on them and ride the pony down. Votes: 3

Just as there's garbage that pollutes the Potomac river, there is garbage polluting our culture. We need an Environmental Protection Agency to clean it up. Votes: 3

Furthermore, both Pennsylvania and New Jersey Departments of Environmental Protection have evaluated the sediment to be dredged and also found it to be not toxic. Votes: 3

We forced Richard Nixon and the Congress who established, and thanks to your leadership, we supported you and we got the Environmental Protection Act and Agency. Votes: 3

Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it from entering the environment. Votes: 3

Environmental regulation looked like it was going to be under serious attack, and they were giving all of those speeches about getting government off people's backs. Votes: 3

One of the responsibilities faced by the Environmental Genome Project is to provide the science base upon which society can make better informed risk management decisions. Votes: 3

It is important to consider whether the sample size selected by the Environmental Genome Project will provide sufficient power to discover most alleles relevant to gene-environment interactions. Votes: 3

Environmental philosophy just is philosophy full stop. It only sprung up as distinct subfield because mainstream philosophy was ignoring some of the most important philosophical challenges of our time. Votes: 3

Despite Arizona's remarkable growth in recent years, we have met the current federal health standards for ozone pollution and the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved our dust control plan. Votes: 3

Environmental issues are on everyone's mind. It's part of our culture now and I can only applaud and laud anyone who is doing what they can and raising awareness. Votes: 3

The Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a seven-hundred-thousand-dollar study to see if Alaskan trees are polluting Oregon forests. You can tell Republicans are in power. Pollution? It's those damn trees. Votes: 3

Environmental history fit[s] into the framework of New Left history. [It is] history "from the bottom up," except that here the exploited element [is] the biota and the land itself. Votes: 3

Environmental damage such as graffiti, fly-posting and general littering is a menace that is becoming all too prevalent, not just in inner cities but in many communities - urban and rural. Votes: 3

Environmental scientists in Canada said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole in 2004... I said 'no,' it's still OK, and I can still get there, and I did. Votes: 3

Environmental degradation is one of the biggest challenges we have. I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?' Votes: 3

Environmental scientists also show us clearly that from the environmental and ecological points of view that nuclear war is not preventable. The only way to get rid of this danger is to abolish all nuclear weapons Votes: 3

To cite my own alma mater, it's shocking to me that Yale University can teach what it teaches at the Yale School of Environmental Studies and utterly fail to mirror those values in any way in its investment practices. Votes: 3

The future will either be green or not at all. Votes: 2

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. Votes: 2

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. Votes: 2

In places where this beauty has already disappeared, we will reconstruct it. Votes: 2

The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth. Votes: 2

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived. Votes: 2

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment. Votes: 2

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. Votes: 2

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water. Votes: 2

Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum. Votes: 2

If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you. Votes: 2

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. Votes: 2

I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours. Votes: 2

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans. Votes: 2

Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations. Votes: 2

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? Votes: 2

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. Votes: 2

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. Votes: 2

No one is an environmentalist by birth. It is only your path, your life, your travels that awaken you. Votes: 2

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. Votes: 2

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves. Votes: 2

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. Votes: 2

Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority. Votes: 2

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved. Votes: 2

Climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us. Votes: 2

The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. Votes: 2

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Votes: 2

The Endangered Species Act is the strongest and most effective tool we have to repair the environmental harm that is causing a species to decline. Votes: 2

Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles. Votes: 2

In the auto industry, there's one thing you can always count on: if a new environmental or safety rule is proposed, executives will prophesy disaster. Votes: 2

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. Votes: 2

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again? Votes: 2

When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman. Votes: 2

Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved. Votes: 2

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? Votes: 2

Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God. Votes: 2

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. Votes: 2

This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands. Votes: 2

You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life. Votes: 2

It seems to me like Mother Nature's mercy and forgiveness have run dry, as we ceaselessly abuse her and take her for granted in order for us to continue our addiction to using fossil fuels. I've gotta say, I don't blame her. Not one bit. Votes: 2

Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance. Votes: 2

The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters... and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult. Votes: 2

The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it. Votes: 2

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Votes: 2

If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there's got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that. Votes: 2

The reality is gas prices should be much more expensive then they are because we're not incorporating the true damage to the environment and the hidden costs of mining oil and transporting it to the U.S. Whenever you have an unpriced externality, you have a bit of a market failure, to the degree that eternality remains unpriced. Votes: 2

If man has not found ways to deal with environmental problems such as water and air pollution by 1998, it will be too late. The future is not determined and it lies in our own hands. Votes: 1

Eating is an environmental act. Votes: 0

Good environmental policy is good economic policy. Votes: 0

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions. Votes: 0

What we are seeing here is environmental injustice Votes: 0

The environmental crisis is fundamentally a spiritual crisis. Votes: 0

Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. Votes: 0

The environmental crisis is all a result of rushing. Votes: 0

Population growth is the primary source of environmental damage. Votes: 0

Maturation is the development from environmental support to self-support. Votes: 0

The environmental crisis is a signal of this approaching catastrophe. Votes: 0

Hormones influencing the sensitivity of the person to environmental stimuli. Votes: 0

Overconsumption and overpopulation underlie every environmental problem we face today Votes: 0

Usually, environmental programs are not designed for a mainstream audience. Votes: 0

Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance. Votes: 0

Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental design. Votes: 0

I'm such an advocate for animal rights and environmental rights. Votes: 0

I rarely fly, for environmental reasons more than anything else. Votes: 0

I've been a longtime supporter of all sorts of environmental groups. Votes: 0

We got everyone's attention, but we didn't solve any environmental problems. Votes: 0

Without environmental sustainability, economic stability and social cohesion cannot be achieved Votes: 0

People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue. Votes: 0

These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message Votes: 0

The only way you can estimate environmental influences is by measuring them. Votes: 0

I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement. Votes: 0

Trump's ignorance in environmental science is a threat to the entire planet. Votes: 0

Premium will increasingly be defined in terms of sustainability and environmental compatibility Votes: 0

Given continued high rates of population increase, all environmental victories are temporary. Votes: 0

Civilization's shortening attention span is mismatched with the pace of environmental problems. Votes: 0

We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record Votes: 0

The NFL, sadly, has a fatal environmental problem: It kills its workers. Votes: 0

The genetics of autism are real, but there are also environmental triggers. Votes: 0

There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table. Votes: 0

Why should we not expect self-designated environmental leaders to practice what they preach? Votes: 0

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns. Votes: 0

There's no longer any surprise in noting that China has grave environmental problems. Votes: 0

What is the environmental platform of the Republican party? I don't know either. Votes: 0

The purpose of the environmental movement is to establish control over the people. Votes: 0

Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects. Votes: 0

The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it. Votes: 0

The strategy behind the Kyoto Protocol has no grounding in economics or environmental policy. Votes: 0

Energy Policy will be and should be driven by environmental policy in the future. Votes: 0

We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida. Votes: 0

There is no better example of the overreach of government than in environmental law. Votes: 0

Make war not on terrorism but on ignorance, on sickness and on environmental degradation. Votes: 0

Phasing out the human race will solve every problem on earth, social and environmental. Votes: 0

We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida." Votes: 0

Only through freedom and environmental experience is it practically possible for human development to occur. Votes: 0

Militarism is in direct competition with people's needs for food, health care, and environmental protection. Votes: 0

Planting and growing increasing quantities of trees is the scientific solution to Earth's environmental dilemma. Votes: 0

Many environmental advocates argue that agricultural pollution will be reduced only through stronger federal laws. Votes: 0

Pushing production out of America to nations without our environmental standards increases global environmental risks. Votes: 0

I felt strong around and always been around people who have very strong environmental convictions. Votes: 0

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand. Votes: 0

The environmental movement's focus on the Keystone XL pipeline issue really used to baffle me. Votes: 0

We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge. Votes: 0

There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement. Votes: 0

I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues. Votes: 0

I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences. Votes: 0

This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work. Votes: 0

The 20th century peatlands ditching in Finland was the worst human environmental destruction action in Europe. Votes: 0

Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless. Votes: 0

I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest. Votes: 0

Our generation was supposed to be about trying to deal with nuclear concerns and environmental disasters. Votes: 0

If environmental protection efforts continue to lag behind economic growth, pollution will become even more rampant. Votes: 0

Will the new environmental leaders fight for eco-equity in this new "green economy" they are birthing? Votes: 0

The threat of environmental crisis is the 'international disaster key' to unlock the New World Order. Votes: 0

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever. Votes: 0

I wanted to help raise awareness, so I created an environmental foundation called Just Within Reach. Votes: 0

The same mentality that leads to environmental despoliation, environmental destruction, also leads to damage to people. Votes: 0

Meat is a tremendous environmental challenge. It contributes enormous amounts of greenhouse gas, especially beef eating. Votes: 0

Climate change is not an environmental issue, but much more to do with security and economics Votes: 0

Much guilt arises in the life of the believer from practicing the chameleon life of environmental adaptation. Votes: 0

Food and the way we grow it and produce it are a major cause of environmental degradation. Votes: 0

The global industrial economy is the engine for massive environmental degradation and massive human (and nonhuman) impoverishment. Votes: 0

Practically every environmental problem we have can be traced to our addiction to fossil fuels, primarily oil. Votes: 0

Once government's objectives were economic growth and social cohesion. Now they are prosperity, fairness and environmental care Votes: 0

Stan Slaughter is the thoroughbred of the environmental educators I've hired. Second place is not even close. Votes: 0

You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition. Votes: 0

We tend to be more environmental at home than at work, regardless of the industry we're in. Votes: 0

I'd say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind. Votes: 0

Sqwaak!" from Fletcher, the environmental crime fighting parrot in The Big Belch graphic novel by Kay Wood. Votes: 0

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use of arms. Votes: 0

The infrastructure for linking environmental health and public health is not working as well as it should. Votes: 0

A social impact bond is a new way of bringing financing into social and environmental support issues. Votes: 0

Any time a body goes outside the environmental conditions for which it developed it has to acclimate. Votes: 0

We need to be rid of the insane policy of environmentalism. No more 'green', anti-growth, anti-science environmental policy. Votes: 0

Our biggest national security threat is the environmental destruction of our planet and the arms race with ourselves. Votes: 0

If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too. Votes: 0

No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement. Votes: 0

I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues. Votes: 0

We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people. Votes: 0

Wealth and vegetation go together, and that exacerbates environmental injustice. The poor bear the burden of degraded environments. Votes: 0

For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I'm doing the right thing by the animals. Votes: 0

I credit the motion picture industry as the strongest environmental factor in molding the children of my day. Votes: 0

Pornography and violence are by-products of societies in which private identity has been ... destroyed by sudden environmental change. Votes: 0

I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years. Votes: 0

Digital content and electronic networks have changed the basic environmental conditionsin which documents are created, distributed, and used. Votes: 0

The latest computer modeling I've seen indicates that at mid-century, there might be 150 million people classified as "environmental refugees." Votes: 0

Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it. Votes: 0

There really wasn't an environmental movement 30 years ago. The Sierra Club national office in 1969 consisted of one full-time volunteer. Votes: 0

By cutting critical domestic programs such as education, health, environmental protection, and veterans' services, this budget reveals misplaced priorities. Votes: 0

People sometimes don't like organized situations. Sometimes people need to be left alone more. Sometimes people need environmental support. Votes: 0

Musicians have made incredible contributions to the conservation and environmental movement and continue to do so, more than ever. Votes: 0

Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul, architects should lead in procuring social and environmental change. Votes: 0

Life has had to deal with environmental change, especially climate change, since the beginning of its existence on Earth. Votes: 0

Let he who would move the world, first complete an environmental impact assessment and a 90-day public comment period. Votes: 0

If you stand for great service, low prices, superb quality, stylish design and environmental friendliness, you actually stand for nothing. Votes: 0

Nature's patterns sometimes reflect two intertwined features: fundamental physical laws and environmental influences. It's nature's version of nature versus nurture. Votes: 0

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm. Votes: 0

Whether carbon dioxide is quite the environmental villain that some people make it out to be is not yet proven. Votes: 0

No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality Votes: 0

I do not know of any environmental group in any country that does not view its government as an adversary. Votes: 0

If our system continues without modification involving environmental and social concern, we will face an economic and social break down. Votes: 0

It really disturbs me that the environmental movement has been co-opted by creation-worshippers instead of being encouraged by the Creator-worshippers. Votes: 0

There's something very environmental about quality. We live in such a disposable society, but real style doesn't change that much. Votes: 0

Now our biggest environmental problems come from our own actions, our own choices, rather than pollution produced by big business. Votes: 0

If you look at the history of other movements, whether Civil Rights or environmental rights, these are all decades-long undertakings. Votes: 0

By adopting the control strategy, the nation's environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth. Votes: 0

It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe.... Votes: 0

If people are prepared to eat locally and seasonally, then they probably do pretty well in terms of environmental impact. Votes: 0

The environmental movement doesn't have many deserters and has a high level of recruitment. Eventually, there will be open war. Votes: 0

We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas. Votes: 0

There are two problems for our species' survival - nuclear war and environmental catastrophe - and we're hurtling towards them. Knowingly. Votes: 0

The environmental crisis has deep spiritual, philosophical, and religious roots and causes. It is not merely the result of bad engineering. Votes: 0

I think that you form the way that you act from others around you; it's a kind of an environmental thing. Votes: 0

I wouldn't be happy about being considered a love poet or an environmental - I don't want any of those tags. Votes: 0

Plot idea: 97% of the world's scientists contrive an environmental crisis, but are exposed by a plucky band of billionaires & oil companies. Votes: 0

Moreover, environmental health at the local level has become narrowly focused, very much defined around regulations and the attendant regulatory debates. Votes: 0

The present is always invisible because its environmental. No environment is perceptible, simply because it saturates the whole field of attention. Votes: 0

What's now urgently needed [to stop environmental disaster] is the international political commitment to take action to avoid dangerous climate change. Votes: 0

It is extremely important to me that the social and environmental issues associated with the production of fashion clothing are addressed. Votes: 0

Our overriding environmental challenge tonight is the worldwide problem of climate change, global warming, the gathering crisis that requires worldwide action. Votes: 0

The world has been experiencing a whole pattern of auto-destruction, whether in environmental disasters like Chernobyl or health disasters like AIDS. Votes: 0

I'm sure that many people who are involved in an environmental effort ... they will be pretty much encouraged by this recognition. Votes: 0

I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference. Votes: 0

In a flat choice between smoke and jobs, we're for jobs... But just keep me out of trouble on environmental issues. Votes: 0

Man, the cutting edge of terrestrial life, has no rational alternative but to expand the environmental and resource base beyond earth. Votes: 0

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.' Votes: 0

Simple determinism, whether of the genetic or environmental kind, is a depressing prospect for those with a fondness for free will. Votes: 0

Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity. Votes: 0

The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making. Votes: 0

Our nation's continued prosperity hinges on our ability to solve environmental problems and sustain the natural resources on which we all depend. Votes: 0

Democrats in environmental agencies tend to be more sensitive to environmental harm. And Republicans tend to be more sensitive to business harm. Votes: 0

Climate change isn't just an environmental issue; it's a technology, water, food, energy, population issue. None of this happens in a vacuum. Votes: 0

Human civilization as we know it is like the Titanic headed for the iceberg, whether the iceberg be nuclear, environmental or terrorism-related. Votes: 0

We try to invest in companies that are putting together environmental programs and working to improve their overall social and environmental self. Votes: 0

Country must confront what he called institutional racism. [We should] create a country which provides economic, social and environmental justice for all. Votes: 0

Overconsumption is the mother of all environmental problems. For the first time in the history of capitalism, consumption itself has become controversial. Votes: 0

I think we are very environmental people. We need to be supported environmentally. Books very much have that imprint on the mind. Votes: 0

We cannot confront the massive challenges of poverty, hunger, disease and environmental destruction unless we address issues of population and reproductive health Votes: 0

Parking's expensive, so I walk or ride my bike, which is good because my girlfriend's getting her PhD as an environmental engineer. Votes: 0

There's very good evidence that the average cat in Europe has a larger environmental footprint in its lifetime than the average African. Votes: 0

We are facing a tipping point of environmental crisis unprecedented in human history and our very survival is dependent on protecting nature. Votes: 0

Government-mandated and -subsidized ethanol from corn will go down in history as the "Iraq War" of environmental solutions: ill-considered, costly, and disastrous. Votes: 0

I think the environmental movement is now so large and diverse that it's hard to talk of it as a single entity. Votes: 0

Have we failed to slow global warming pollution in part because climate and environmental activists have been too polite and well behaved? Votes: 0

Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together. Votes: 0

We hope that as a species we're capable of dealing with environmental catastrophe before it actually does collectively kill most of us. Votes: 0

In fact, the environmental crisis is related to the crisis of aesthetics, crisis of social cohesion and the crisis of spiritual values. Votes: 0

Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. Votes: 0

We now see numerous examples of brands working together to address issues such as environmental degradations, climate control, pollution, poverty and disease. Votes: 0

If we had kept the vision of interconnectedness, we would not have created the kind of environmental crisis facing the world today. Votes: 0

The most powerful natural species are those that adapt to environmental change without losing their fundamental identity which gives them their competitive advantage. Votes: 0

In May 2007, congressional Democrats and the Bush administration agreed to a plan to include environmental and international labor standards in upcoming trade agreements. Votes: 0

The planets environmental woes tend to be overlooked as we scramble for the latest high-tech gizmos - and conveniently ignore their energy consumption. Votes: 0

I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Votes: 0

The planet's environmental woes tend to be overlooked as we scramble for the latest high-tech gizmos - and conveniently ignore their energy consumption. Votes: 0

I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Votes: 0

In recent years, academics, policy-makers, and experts have raised the question of the applicability of peacetime environmental law in times of armed conflict. Votes: 0

We have endorsements of our plan from key leaders within the environmental movement. That doesn't mean that it includes the whole environmental movement. Votes: 0

There are several issues why we are opposed to bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam agency region, like environmental pollution, threat to rivers, and tourism. Votes: 0

The destruction of aquatic ecosystem health, and the increasing water scarcity, are in my opinion the most pressing environmental problems facing human kind. Votes: 0

All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated. Votes: 0

It's clear that agriculture, done right, is the best means the world has today to simultaneously tackle food security, poverty and environmental degradation. Votes: 0

Ontario's gas tax rebates and infrastructure programs help create sustainable transit to improve quality of life for Ottawa residents with significant environmental benefits. Votes: 0

We recognised that just putting more flights and more passengers into the skies over southeast England wasn't worth the environmental costs we-re paying. Votes: 0

Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming. Votes: 0

In the real world there is no nature vs. nurture argument, only an infinitely complex and moment-by-moment interaction between genetic and environmental effects Votes: 0

Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from skepticism to activism. Votes: 0

I want Canada to be the country that is the best in the world at combining economic growth, social justice and environmental sustainability... Votes: 0

Global warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind. Votes: 0

On the environmental front there's concern about global warming and high levels of carbon dioxide, and trees take in CO2 and store carbon. Votes: 0

In reality, Kyoto was a huge transfer of resources from the United States to the Third World, under the guise of environmental protection. Votes: 0

Why is Earth Day, today, also Lenin's birthday? Coincidence? Or does it signal the true intent of the national and worldwide environmental movement? Votes: 0

Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. Votes: 0

My mom was an environmental activist in Australia in the late 60s and 70s, and I guess Ive inherited that awareness from her. Votes: 0

On the environmental front there's concern about global warming and high levels of carbon dioxide, and trees take in CO2 and store carbon." Votes: 0

The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies. Votes: 0

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture. Votes: 0

I don't know anything about propaganda for Chinese reunification. I only know about charity and environmental work. I just want to do good. Votes: 0

Nations are in effect ceding portions of their sovereignty to the international community and beginning to create a new system of international environmental governance. Votes: 0

Americans increasingly understand that clean energy is more than just an environmental issue. It is crucial to reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign countries. Votes: 0

Most of what I know about environmental conservation I learned from my father, who has been a leader within the movement for over 30 years. Votes: 0

Many environmental questions are in a deep way philosophical, despite our penchant for treating them as if they were only technological, economic, or whatever. Votes: 0

I think future engineered species could be the source of food, hopefully a source of energy, environmental remediation and perhaps replacing the petrochemical industry. Votes: 0

More and more companies are reaching out to their suppliers and contractors to work jointly on issues of sustainability, environmental responsibility, ethics, and compliance. Votes: 0

The twentieth century seems afflicted by a gigantic... power failure. Powerlessness and the sense of powerlessness may be the environmental disease of the age. Votes: 0

Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it. Votes: 0

To Jane Jacob's three traditional urban values of civic space, human scale and diversity, the current environmental imperative adds two more: conservation and regionalism. Votes: 0

We are in an environmental crisis which threatens the survival of this nation, and of the world as a suitable place of human habitation. Votes: 0

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. Votes: 0

Does a poet create, originate, initiate the thing called a poem, or is his behavior merely the product of his genetic and environmental histories? Votes: 0

I don't see this planet being... they're talking about how they're turning around the environmental problems here, but I think it's already too late. Votes: 0

House Republican leaders voted more than 300 times to undermine environmental safeguards since 2011, but almost none of these measures became law because Americans pushed back. Votes: 0

American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc. Votes: 0

We have a basic notion that unless we find a solution for environmental problems, we will not achieve sustainable growth in the coming years Votes: 0

I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's natural resources. Votes: 0

All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people and harder - and ultimately impossible to solve - with ever more people. Votes: 0

Ecosystems are holy. The word "environmental" is a deadly compromise itself. It's a policy word that lives only in the head, and barely there. Votes: 0

Congressional Republicans are dismantling the limited environmental protections initiated by Richard Nixon, who would be something of a dangerous radical in today's political scene. Votes: 0

California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction. Votes: 0

It's not just an economic crisis that capitalism has created. We also face an environmental catastrophe created by a handful of gigantic fossil fuel corporations. Votes: 0

The wave of new productive enterprises would provide opportunities to remedy the unjust distribution of environmental hazards among economic classes and racial and ethnic communities. Votes: 0

The IPCC - and all the mainstream media and environmental extremists who cite it uncritically - really have become a joke in the scientific community. Votes: 0

I am passionate about exploring the confluence of environmental and human health. I believe that the goals of conservation must constantly revisit a stated purpose. Votes: 0

Just like a single cell, the character of our lives is determined not by our genes but by our responses to the environmental signals that Votes: 0

Birds are extremely valued as indicators of overall environmental health. If there's a problem in a wild bird population, it's indicative that something went wrong. Votes: 0

Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law, democracy, security and sustainable economic and environmental development. Votes: 0

An individual's harmony with his or her 'own deep self' requires not merely a journey to the interior but a harmonizing with the environmental world. Votes: 0

It took a generation for companies to recognise their responsibilities in terms of labour practices and another generation for them to recognise their environmental obligations. Votes: 0

If radioactive waste were dissolved as water soluble compounds and then widely dispersed in the oceans, no health or other environmental risks would ever occur. Votes: 0

I have American in-laws, and I care about the environment. We don't use disposable diapers, which, of course, creates an environmental problem of our own. Votes: 0

In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards. Votes: 0

Curing environmental ills requires not a stance outside nature, but a stance within nature, a role not as onlooker without, but as an actor within. Votes: 0

Many of my contemporaries in the developed world see subsistence farming as soulful and organic, but it is a poverty trap and an environmental disaster. Votes: 0

Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental degradation. Votes: 0

My mom was an environmental activist in Australia in the late '60s and '70s, and I guess I've inherited that awareness from her. Votes: 0

I was driven from my position as Interior Secretary, not because of my environmental record, but because of my Christian beliefs. That's the real struggle. Votes: 0

We study the past ecological history, with the conscience of the present ecological conditions, the only window to predict the future environmental and climate changes. Votes: 0

More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental development would be impossible without healthy families, communities, and countries. Votes: 0

More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental development would be impossible without healthy families, communities, and countries Votes: 0

There are all the activist groups on every imaginable topic - solidarity groups, environmental and feminist groups - sectors of these movements do very valuable work. Votes: 0

Do not listen to those who say there is nothing you can do to the very real and large social and environmental issues of our time, Votes: 0

Putting the AR movement directly in opposition to the environmental movement, which should be our natural allies in fighting human arrogance and domination of the planet. Votes: 0

Today, more than ever, we need political leaders who can see the big picture, who understand the relationship between the economy and its environmental support systems. Votes: 0

Homage to Michael Snow's environmental sculpture 'Blind.' The film proposes analogies, in imitation of 3 historic montage styles, for three perceptual modes mimed by that work. Votes: 0

Justice needs money; it always has . . . whether for abolition of slavery and early women's rights movements or the civil rights and environmental drives of our generation. Votes: 0

My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. Votes: 0

The BP spill was the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history. Yet somehow, gas companies like BP and Halliburton ran interference on reporting that story. Votes: 0

There's a worldwide linking of environmental activists, developmental experts and human rights advocates. And they're using the two frameworks, in particular environmental standards and human rights. Votes: 0

Without liberals we wouldn't have unions. We wouldn't have environmental protections. We wouldn't have seat belts or birth control or the ACLU! Any of these things! Votes: 0

I was raised with the blessing of being involved with peace and social justice, and the environmental movement. I have my parents to thank for that. Votes: 0

I think the environmental problem will be the number one item on the agenda of the 21st century... This is a problem that cannot be postponed. Votes: 0

The essence of globalization is a subordination of human rights, of labor rights, consumer, environmental rights, democracy rights, to the imperatives of global trade and investment. Votes: 0

An economy that adds value through information, ideas, and intelligence-the Three I Economy-offers a way out of the apparent clash between material growth and environmental resources. Votes: 0

Energy and environmental regulation, transportation, and broadband policy all benefit when legislators have a basic grounding in the technical concepts behind business models, products, and innovation. Votes: 0

My parents were gardeners themselves, and perforce they used environmental techniques because it was during the war, and you didn't have the new sorts of chemicals. Votes: 0

Consuming three planets' worth of resources when in fact we have one is the environmental equivalent of childhood obesity - eating until you make yourself sick Votes: 0

I think the environmental movement is the biggest people's movement in the world. Unfortunately, our governments and corporations haven't responded accordingly to protect our planet's natural resources. Votes: 0

In the future, every industry should be an environmental industry. In a world where energy and carbon emissions are constrained, every business must take resource productivity seriously Votes: 0

The environmental movement could do a better job incorporating the message about the connection between poverty and environmental degradation, and building that message at the grassroots level. Votes: 0

Without global human rights, labor and environmental movements, companies would still be hiring 12-year-olds as a matter of course and poisoning our groundwater without batting an eyelid. Votes: 0

From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change. Votes: 0

According to leading researchers, however, only about 10 to 15 percent of cancers are genetic in origin; the rest are caused by a combination of environmental and lifestyle factors. Votes: 0

The gains made by better management and technology are still being outpaced by the environmental impacts of population and economic growth. We are on an unsustainable course. Votes: 0

My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically - and destructively - demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons. Votes: 0

We would be foolish and silly not to unite with people in the public health sector, the environmental community, [and] unions, to try to challenge corporate agriculture. Votes: 0

Is it possible that the environmental severity of the 1930s induced-particularly in the most aware, alert, and compassionate of [British] men-a morality which makes no sense today? Votes: 0

I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems. Votes: 0

The American agenda is sweeping everything before it, and although it's not perfect, the EU is better on environmental issues. It's a less rapacious form of capitalism. Votes: 0

Providing a real way to deal with the urgent needs of environmental issues that is accessible to everyone is the new fight for the democratization of design. Votes: 0

[T]he great champion of the opponents of liberty, namely communism, had to find some other place to go and they basically went into the environmental movement. Votes: 0

If people see how we're all interconnected and connected with Nature, we wouldn't have an environmental crisis, we wouldn't have two dozen wars all over the world. Votes: 0

I tell my environmental friends that they have won. Every issue we look at from an energy perspective is now also looked at from an environmental perspective. Votes: 0

So to hope to be able to have peace, to be able to have justice and environmental balance, are consequences of our behavior, not just our intentions. Votes: 0

Smog is affecting larger parts of China, and environmental pollution has become a major problem, which is natures red-light warning against the model of inefficient and blind development. Votes: 0

If one of the arguments against eating meat is to do with cruelty and animal intelligence, then lab meat avoids that. There's also the environmental argument for it. Votes: 0

We know that acid rain has had no significant environmental effect on trees or forests in the United States... It is based on popular myths and half-baked theories. Votes: 0

I feel privileged to be a U.N. ambassador. It gives me an opportunity to use my voice to help raise awareness about important social and environmental issues. Votes: 0

Address these environmental issues and you will address every issue known to man. And we keep dabbling in things that aren't really that important in the long term. Votes: 0

What causes autism? As far as we know in 2013, there is no single gene or single environmental factor that accounts for the more than 1 million Americans with ASDs. Votes: 0

Darwin's dice have rolled badly for Earth. The human species is, in a word, an environmental abnormality. Perhaps a law of evolution is that intelligence usually extinguishes itself. Votes: 0

A careful reading of 50 Simple Things leaves you wondering whether you're going to die from environmental disaster or intellectual annoyance. Failing either, you can worry yourself to death. Votes: 0

Businesses typically look at issues like price, quality, time of delivery. They don't often think about social and environmental impact because they're focused on their financial bottom line. Votes: 0

No matter if the science is all phoney, there are collateral environmental benefits.... climate change [provides] the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world. Votes: 0

Success is not a function of individual talent. It's the steady accumulation of advantages. It's bound up in so many other broader circumstantial, environmental, historical, and cultural factors. Votes: 0

A different world can be created or re-created-but not until we stop enshrining the economic values of invisible labor, infinite and obsessive growth, and a slow environmental suicide. Votes: 0

I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments. Votes: 0

The fact that the federal government is the nation's greatest environmental villain has not stopped activists from reflexively turning to politicians to “protect the environment.” Votes: 0

I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict (between environmental quality and economic growth), I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape. Votes: 0

The growth that we want is one that brings real benefits to the people, raises quality and efficiency of development, and contributes to energy conservation and environmental protection. Votes: 0

Smog is affecting larger parts of China, and environmental pollution has become a major problem, which is nature's red-light warning against the model of inefficient and blind development. Votes: 0

I think that people do things for a reason - that we have mental illness, that we have genetic wiring that can get triggered by certain environmental factors. Votes: 0

The environmental community has an opportunity to create and leverage partnerships with the development community on social issues, rather than trying to develop new expertise of its own. Votes: 0

We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe. Votes: 0

People who run environmental groups and things like that, who have to listen to all kinds of nonsense and keep their tempers, are very diplomatic and very inclusive. Votes: 0

No one does a better, cleaner, or environmental friendlier, than the United States, when it comes to drilling for oil, gas, coal, oil refineries and fish friendly hydroelectric. Votes: 0

It's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change and other environmental crises Votes: 0

'Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues. Votes: 0

Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues. Votes: 0

In an ideal world, entertainment would be regarded as what it is - entertainment - and wouldn't be valued more heavily than education, than science, than environmental awareness. Votes: 0

Industrial society seems likely to be entering a period of severe stress, due in part to problems of human behavior and in part to economic and environmental problems Votes: 0

In the state of Wisconsin it's mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving environmental education by the first grade, through high school Votes: 0

However it is achieved, a thorough reorganisation of production, consumption and distribution will be the end result of humanity's response to the climate emergency and the broader environmental crisis. Votes: 0

As with Three Mile Island, the hysteria of the media and the political class over the Deepwater spill is likely to lead to increased risk and adverse environmental tradeoffs. Votes: 0

Look at your business and the activities that you undertake. Then, start to think about not just your economic concerns, but about social and environmental impacts that businesses have. Votes: 0

Any regeneration project that fails to put environmental and social benefits at its very heart is unlikely to achieve anything more than a very short-lived spasm of spurious prosperity Votes: 0

Lady Bird Johnson did more than plant flowers in public places. She served the country superbly by planting environmental values in the minds of the nation's leaders and citizens. Votes: 0

A fascinating challenge facing today's environmental movement is how to best approach the reversal of past decisions that altered once-pristine environmental spaces for the sake of urgent man-made needs. Votes: 0

There's no more delicious irony on the face of the Earth than environmental protesters being led away in plastic handcuffs that have a biodegradability horizon line of, like, 40,000 years. Votes: 0

Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance. Votes: 0

The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die. Votes: 0

I don't own designer clothes, or a sports car, or a huge house, but I am seeing the world, experiencing amazing things, and I have become an environmental campaigner. Votes: 0

Thanks to the growing strength of environmental organizations, there will always be some back country to provide us with a touch of wonder and a breath of fresh air. Votes: 0

I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations. Votes: 0

It's worth knowing more about the complicated environmental and genetic factors that could explain why traumatic brain injuries lead to long-term disabilities in some people and not in others. Votes: 0

We all recognize that in recent decades, many important achievements have helped create a cleaner, healthier environment, yet our national needs in environmental health are not being fully met. Votes: 0

In the state of Wisconsin it's mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving environmental education by the first grade, through high school. Votes: 0

Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled. Votes: 0

We study the past history, with the conscience of the present environmental changes; we can only predict the future ecological changes, by emergence of the past into the present. Votes: 0

Instant-doomsday hyperbole caused the world's attention to focus on the hypothetical threat of global warming to the exclusion of environmental menaces that are real, palpable, and awful right now. Votes: 0

Let me start by emphasizing that I am open to efforts to expedite environmental procedures for true emergencies or in other clear cases where current laws are needlessly burdensome. Votes: 0

The greatest problem we face is the growing number of people living in poverty. The related sense of hopelessness has to be impacting on every part of environmental management. Votes: 0

I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system. Votes: 0

When I visited the Water Institute's Baton Rouge offices overlooking the Mississippi River, I couldn't find a drop of the charged politics that drives so many environmental conversations in Washington. Votes: 0

I've always been a big supporter of the Surfrider Foundation. I started my own foundation, Rob Machado Foundation, which focuses on environmental education for the little people of the world. Votes: 0

Our land-healing ministry really is about cultivating relationships: between the people, the loving stewards, and the ecology of a place, what I call the environmental umbilical that we're nurturing here. Votes: 0

This is probably the biggest environmental disaster we have ever faced in this country. It is certainly the biggest oil spill and we are responding with the biggest environmental response. Votes: 0

Instead, we have found ourselves gasping for air in a sea of corruption, dysfunction, environmental degradation, waste, disenchantment and inequality"”and the harder we compete, the more unequal we become. Votes: 0

The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution. Votes: 0

The college idealists who fill the ranks of the environmental movement seem willing to do absolutely anything to save the biosphere, except take science courses and learn something about it. Votes: 0

My kids get very upset with me when I leave to do film work, but they have a lot of patience with me when I leave to do environmental work. Votes: 0

Without international participation, jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, environmental protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy. Votes: 0

We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group. Votes: 0

I think environmentalists do no service to their cause by taking fundamentalist stances. I am not defending corporate India's track record, but for many environmental problems, there are technological solutions. Votes: 0

In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again. Votes: 0

Shrimp farms are a scourge on the earth, frankly, from an environmental point of view. They pour huge amounts of pollutants into the ocean. They also pollute their next-door neighbors. Votes: 0

We have environmental laws for a reason: to protect endangered biodiversity. And as a country that has one of the highest loss of species anywhere in the world, they're important. Votes: 0

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement. Votes: 0

We do not know how much of the environmental change is due to human activities and how much [is due] to long-term natural processes over which we have no control. Votes: 0

What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are. Votes: 0

Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. We're not the brain, we are a cancer on nature. Votes: 0

A review of the science suggests that uncertainty is so high as to raise a good prospect that mandatory green house gas reductions will produce little or no environmental benefit. Votes: 0

Unless action is taken soon - unless we can display the same vision of that earlier period - we will lose the treasure of California's open space and environmental beauty. Votes: 0

I have come to believe that extracting natural gas from shale using the newish technique called hydrofracking is the environmental issue of our time. And I think you should, too. Votes: 0

At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer,' we invariably choose the money. Votes: 0

All living beings, not just animals, but plants and microorganisms, perceive. To survive, an organic being must perceive - it must seek, or at least recognize, food and avoid environmental danger. Votes: 0

Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago. Votes: 0

We've got to ride the global-warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic policy and environmental policy. Votes: 0

You always bump into politics in life, and as a man, I'm party to a number of environmental issues that concern me first and foremost, as a man, as a father. Votes: 0

Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall. Votes: 0

The choice to 'do nothing' in response to the mounting evidence is actually a choice to continue and even accelerate the reckless environmental destruction that is creating the catastrophe at hand. Votes: 0

The extinction of Homo Sapiens would mean survival for millions, if not billions, of Earth-dwelling species. Phasing out the human race will solve every problem on Earth - social and environmental. Votes: 0

Hydrogen holds great promise to meet many of our future energy needs, and it addresses national security and our environmental concerns. Hydrogen is the simplest, most abundant element in the universe. Votes: 0

Fast food may appear to be cheap food and, in the literal sense it often is, but that is because huge social and environmental costs are being excluded from the calculations. Votes: 0

Wouldn't it help Americans more, in the long run, if we were forced to accept some responsibility for the environmental wreckage we prefer to assume is totally out of our control? Votes: 0

In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families. Votes: 0

The environmental assessment should give us the answers to all the issues that have been raised: potential lead migration, endangered species, noise abatement and proper disposal of shot, shells and things. Votes: 0

That, to me, is a kind of brilliant environmental ju-jitsu - using the energy of the market and the profit-motive to get businesses to invest in preserving and improving natural systems. Votes: 0

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology walk together. Votes: 0

Economic dynamism can be combined with environmental and social responsibility. High financial returns can go hand in hand with respect for human rights, and the preservation of the planet's natural resources Votes: 0

Forget your environmental footprint. Think about your ethical footprint. What good is it to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex, when the labor producing this architectural gem is unethical at best? Votes: 0

I think there is a danger that an environmental crisis can be used in precisely the same way as the terrorist threat can be used in terms of giving up freedom. Votes: 0

I never held Negroes to be inherently inferior. The statement in Marriage and Morals refers to environmental conditioning. I have had it withdrawn from subsequent editions because it is clearly ambiguous. Votes: 0

I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate and how many children they think are appropriate. Votes: 0

The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it. Votes: 0

All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say is that 50 years ago there were no such thing as environmental policies. Votes: 0

This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. Votes: 0

The Chinese have figured out that they have a giant environmental problem. Folks in Beijing, some days, literally can't breathe. Over a million Chinese die prematurely every year because of air pollution. Votes: 0

This is absolutely bizarre that we continue to subsidize highways beyond the gasoline tax, airlines, and we don't subsidize, we don't want to subsidize a national rail system that has environmental impact. Votes: 0

Even as we continue to carry the banner of civil rights and environmental justice, we've also got to focus on many, many people - for them, life starts with a good job. Votes: 0

There has been a banking crisis, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, a social crisis, a geostrategic crisis and an environmental crisis. That's considerable in a country that's used to being protected. Votes: 0

Federal elections happen every two years in this country. Presidential elections every four years. And four years just isn't long enough to dismantle all the environmental laws we've got in this country. Votes: 0

I don't want people to write programmatic environmental poems, but I think sustainability should become deeply a part of the consciousness of poetry - an impulse toward compassion, empathy, and social justice. Votes: 0

The risks of transporting deadly nuclear waste, the environmental justice impacts and the long-term health effects of both these projects are untenable...We cannot afford to be silent on these important issues. Votes: 0

Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections. Votes: 0

I find the parallels between how some investors refuse to recognise the trends and our reaction to some of our environmental challenges very powerful. There is an unwillingness to process unpleasant data. Votes: 0

Celebrate Earth Day! A time to recognize the gains we have made. A time to create new actions to accelerate environmental progress. Protect our planet not only on Earth Day, but everyday! Votes: 0

While the climate crisis gathers front-page attention on a regular basis, people - even those who profess great environmental consciousness - continue to eat fish as if it were a sustainable practice. Votes: 0

There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it. Votes: 0

It's too bad music can't be like movies. For me, playing music and listening to music and creating music is very environmental. It creates a certain environment; it sets a specific mood. Votes: 0

At the population level, making the world more just and less unequal, while trying to figure out the toxic aspects of the urban environmental will probably help prevent a lot of psychosis. Votes: 0

We have to understand the ubiquity of energy in everything we do. Energy is core to our economy and it brings with it environmental challenges, and it's core to our security challenges. Votes: 0

There is no 'need' for us to eat meat, dairy or eggs. Indeed, these foods are increasingly linked to various human diseases and animal agriculture is an environmental disaster for the planet. Votes: 0

For businesses, biomimicry is about bringing a new discipline - biology - to the design table. It's not to write an environmental impact statement, as most biologists in business do right now. Votes: 0

For too much of history, we've viewed the world's precious resources - both environmental and human - as things to extract, to make the most of in order to maximize their potential. Votes: 0

For me, the term "psychotherapy" is limiting. It implies that we work with mind and emotions, but excludes the body and pays scant attention to the spirit, soul, and broader environmental issues. Votes: 0

A building that has great environmental responsibility is a political animal in a way because it becomes promotional of a cause. I think that kind of advocacy through architecture is really good. Votes: 0

There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it. Votes: 0

Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world. Votes: 0

We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil. Votes: 0

The North Pole will be ice-free during summer in years to come, and that itself will put the Arctic Sea basin on a very high risk of... environmental disasters that might be there. Votes: 0

The real strength of the environmental movement is the tens of thousands, even millions of individuals around the world who are really making a difference and they are doing it out of passion. Votes: 0

I always thought we had an environmental problem, but I hadn't realized how urgent it was. James Lovelock writes that by the end of this century there will be one billion people left. Votes: 0

But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy...One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy any more. Votes: 0

We can't impede progress in the name of environmental action that yields little for the environment and even less for our people.. and we should look at the environment as an economic opportunity. Votes: 0

I think it makes people in the Pentagon kind of nervous to know that chemical agents and environmental factors could cause so much damage in terms of what may happen in the future. Votes: 0

New technology lets you grow the resource pie, which is the only way you can get out between that pincer of rising consumption (as we end poverty) and environmental and natural resource depletion. Votes: 0

And no matter how serious an environmental problem the automobile poses in today's big city, the horse was dirtier, smelled worse, killed and maimed more people, and congested the streets just as much. Votes: 0

When future generations judge those who came before them on environmental issues, they may conclude "they didn't know": let us not go down in history as the generations who knew, but didn't care Votes: 0

I think we just have to look at all the ways in which we are violating the Earth, each other, economic violence, racial violence, environmental violence - where we are dominating and not cooperating . Votes: 0

The single greatest issue for me as an environmentalist is climate change. I'd have to say that climate change is the single most important issue facing the environmental community and communities as a whole. Votes: 0

And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense Votes: 0

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement. Votes: 0

There is no larger collective-action problem than the environment. The three biggest lies of the environmental movement is that every little bit helps, you can do your part, and together we can do it. Votes: 0

In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in Europe. All the surveys show that. But here, we didn't have the cultural dimension. This is a fast-food culture. Votes: 0

As a nation, we owe a great deal to the National Audubon Society, one of our most distinguished and important environmental organizations, and all those who work to protect America's open land and waterways. Votes: 0

Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and to give more legislative gifts to the oil industry is misguided in the extreme. Votes: 0

I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes. Votes: 0

One of the challenges of educating especially poor people of any color on conservation and environmental issues is that poor people have a list of priorities that are more immediate quality of life issues. Votes: 0

I thought I was gonna be an attorney, so I went to Dartmouth and I was a government major and I minored in environmental policy, and I didn't do anything academically around the arts. Votes: 0

And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense. Votes: 0

[D]id you really expect fairness on the environmental issue? For a swathe of reporters, this is not a matter of empirical reporting; it's a matter of faith. Bush cannot be pro-environment because he's Bush. Votes: 0

It is economically irrational to exclude large environmental costs from the balance sheets of the producers and the consumers. You are only kidding yourself if you export those costs on to society as a whole. Votes: 0

People are overwhelmed looking up at the Mount Everest of environmental challenges that we face. But you put one foot in front of the other and you recognize that not everyone is Sir Edmund Hillary. Votes: 0

I've always thought the main argument for organic was more environmental than a health argument. I just don't think spraying a lot of pesticides into the environment on a routine basis is a good thing. Votes: 0

I think the Sierra Club is the environmental group that has the best chance of really accomplishing things. It's well known, and it actually gets down to doing the dirty work of protecting the environment. Votes: 0

The young generation can influence their elders and can make them understand the environmental problems that are faced by us today. The youth can make them see that our environment is deteriorating day by day. Votes: 0

While it's good that we maintain high standards for companies seeking to claim environmental leadership, I can't help but ponder the hypocrisy of it all: how much more we expect of companies than of ourselves. Votes: 0

Every decision we make - when we choose a vehicle, when we pump gas into that vehicle, when we order food - is not just a personal lifestyle choice. It's an environmental and moral choice. Votes: 0