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We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.'
I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.
Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them.
Energy cogeneration on Capitol Hill makes economic and environmental sense and should be pursued for those reasons.
We only have to capture 1/10,000th of the solar energy landing on earth to completely satisfy all our energy needs.
If environmental protection efforts continue to lag behind economic growth, pollution will become even more rampant.
Many of the environmental rules not only fail to protect the natural environment, they actually increase the damage.
Taking care of the world's ocean garbage problem is one of the largest environmental challenges mankind faces today.
Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists.
I would say that California has been focused on climate change to the detriment of the other environmental programs.
Humans react to danger when it is immediate, immoral, visible... Global warming does not press any of those buttons.
Invoking Nature always measures the distance we have yet to travel to achieve real progress on environmental issues.
From a planning perspective, economic degradation begets environmental degradation, which begets social degradation.
What changed in the United States with Hurricane Katrina was a feeling that we have entered a period of consequences.
A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.
We have to show leadership in protecting our environment so that we have a future for our children and grandchildren.
Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.
Climate change is an economic, public health, and environmental issue that we have a moral responsibility to address.
I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.
Our biggest national security threat is the environmental destruction of our planet and the arms race with ourselves.
One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'
Climate change is happening. It's just not the end of the world. It's not even our most serious environmental problem.
Pushing production out of America to nations without our environmental standards increases global environmental risks.
The same mentality that leads to environmental despoliation, environmental destruction, also leads to damage to people.
We will instead have to measure our economy by the health of the ecosystems and human communities where we do our work.
I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.
Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance.
We don't know what those other cycles were caused by in the past. Could be dinosaur flatulence, you know, or who knows?
We are deep at the bottom of this river of time, caught up in the current of the moment where all the rivers rendezvous.
There is great potential for investments that are built around improving social, environmental, and economic conditions.
Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late.
We must conserve our environment and pass it on to our children in as good or better condition than it was passed to us.
There can be no question about whether we should or should not transform our society in the direction of sustainability.
Meat is a tremendous environmental challenge. It contributes enormous amounts of greenhouse gas, especially beef eating.
I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies.
When my father finished his Ph.D., my mother went back for another bachelor's degree, this time in environmental science.
Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.
If people are prepared to eat locally and seasonally, then they probably do pretty well in terms of environmental impact.
Life has had to deal with environmental change, especially climate change, since the beginning of its existence on Earth.
Infrastructure investment in science is an investment in jobs, in health, in economic growth and environmental solutions.
That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.
We should bring in an environmental attitude, and I think luxury should automatically be about sustainability and quality.
For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal.
That's what hurts the environmental movement - holding people to a standard they cannot meet. That just pushes people away.
Global warming has already triggered a sea level rise that could reach from 6 metres (19.69 ft) to 25 metres (27.34 yards).
Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life.
You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition.
In America today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see, and nobody calls the cops.
We need to be rid of the insane policy of environmentalism. No more 'green', anti-growth, anti-science environmental policy.
When I look at China's environmental problems, the real barrier is not lack of technology or money. It's lack of motivation.