It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority. — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyones arguing over where they're going to sit. — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
“A balance between sustainable ecology and sustainable human life, on the one hand, and the unfettered drive for profit, on the other,… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Our choices at all levels-individual, community, corporate and government-affect nature. And they affect us. — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air,… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
“There is no environment "out there" that is separate from us. We can't manage our impact on the environment if we are… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands,… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Exxon, one of the companies that has spent tens of millions of dollars denying climate change, denying any responsibility to deal with,… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Many organic practices simply make sense, regardless of what overall agricultural system is used. Far from being a quaint throwback to an… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Our most fundamental social need, it turns out, to my amazement, is love. Now, I'm not a hippie-dippie whatever. If you look… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
How do commercial interests usually protect themselves from liability claims? Through insurance. In fact, in our society, the litmus test for safety… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Because we aren't certain about the effects of GMOs, we must consider one of the guiding principles in science, the precautionary principle.… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
My Prime Minister regards the economy as our highest priority and forgets that economics and ecology are derived from the same Greek… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
We no longer see the world as a single entity. We've moved to cities and we think the economy is what gives… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
“The media have indeed informed the public about threats to our air, water and food. Ever since 1962, when Rachel Carson published… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Salmon farming-the placement of large metal or mesh net cages in the ocean to grow fish-was pioneered in Norway in the 1960s.… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
“Eco” comes from the Greek word oikos, meaning home. Ecology is the study of home, while economics is the management of home.… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Despite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
You would have thought that our first priority would be to ask what the ecologists are finding out, because we have to… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
We are upsetting the atmosphere upon which all life depends. In the late 80s when I began to take climate change seriously,… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade. — David Suzuki Copy Share
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. — David Suzuki Copy Share
Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature. — David Suzuki Copy Share
We are upsetting the atmosphere upon which all life depends. In the late 80s when I began to take climate change seriously, we referred… — David Suzuki Copy Share
Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens. — David Suzuki Copy Share
Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that… — David Suzuki Copy Share
The human brain had a vast memory storage. It made us curious and very creative. Those were the characteristics that gave us an advantage… — David Suzuki Copy Share
If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function,… — David Suzuki Copy Share
The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change. — David Suzuki Copy Share
“As we distance ourselves further from the natural world, we are increasingly surrounded by and dependent on our own inventions. We become enslaved by… — David Suzuki Copy Share
Every breath is a sacrament, an affirmation of our connection with all other living things, a renewal of our link with our ancestors and… — David Suzuki Copy Share
With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality… — David Suzuki Copy Share
Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder southern countries… — David Suzuki Copy Share
