Who has the right to decide that the supreme value is a world without insects even though it would be a sterile… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
Fundamentally, if you look at where the environmental issues are coming from, it's all because of humans and our impact on the… — David Filo Copy Share Image
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
I have children and I have grandchildren and my greatest fear is that the world will be a tough place for them,… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
Hopelessly uneconomic on any substantial scale, since it requires a conventional power back-up for when the wind stops blowing, forests of wind… — Nigel Lawson Copy Share Image
We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is,… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
[A living organism] ... feeds upon negative entropy ... Thus the device by which an organism maintains itself stationary at a fairly… — Erwin Schrodinger Copy Share Image
“It is ironic that as we are becoming a globally connected population of over 7 billion people, that we are rapidly approaching… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
It would be rash to conclude that, on balance, the environment of the globe as a whole is either deteriorating or improving,… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
We can at least see that the question is asked, and asked on the basis of a clear recognition that there is… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
It's not just global warming, it's not just a loss of biodiversity, it's not just the pollution of our oceans and the… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Humans, like all other creatures, must make a difference; otherwise, they cannot live. But unlike other creatures, humans must make a choice… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Many people have the impression that there is significant scientific disagreement about global climate change. It's time to lay that misapprehension to… — Naomi Oreskes Copy Share Image
Man's history is woven into waterways, for not only did he live beside them, but he used them as highways for hunting,… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
Modern man has no real "value" for the ocean. All he has is the most crass form of egoist, pragmatic value for… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Tragically, some people are genetically more susceptible than others to agripoisons and industrial pollutants. Genetic engineering to correct these medical problems is… — Michael Fox Copy Share Image
I think we should be prepared, given environmental and political change for large-scale migration. If sea levels rise and 200 million people… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
The issue of environmental quality is one which transcends traditional political boundaries. It is a cause which can attract, and very sincerely,… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
But we can do nothing for the human future that we will not do for the human present. For the amelioration of… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
As our country becomes a more urbanized nation, it's critically important that we continue to invest in green infrastructure projects that add… — Nicole Malliotakis Copy Share Image
I realised the animal agriculture industry is actually awful and tragic and I can't bear to be a part of that. The… — Montaigne Copy Share Image
The quality of American life is an insult to the possibilities of human growth... the pollution of American space, with gadgetry and… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
“A photograph of a disposable diaper floating in the arctic miles away from human habitat fueled my daily determination to save at… — Gloria Ng Copy Share Image
Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages; and develops… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Economists treat economics as if it is a pure science divorced from the facts of life. The result of this false accountancy… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
I think that overall, ultimately the impact of advertisers calling the shots is a more cloying, complacent culture. For example, it was… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
We are challenged to develop a world perspective. No individual can live alone, no nation can live alone, and anyone who feels… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Water is the most precious, limited natural resource we have in this country...But because water belongs to no one - except the… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it… — Barry Commoner Copy Share Image
Environmental philosophy just is philosophy full stop. It only sprung up as distinct subfield because mainstream philosophy was ignoring some of the… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
All living beings, not just animals, but plants and microorganisms, perceive. To survive, an organic being must perceive - it must seek,… — Lynn Margulis Copy Share Image
The simple fact is that there is a limited amount of water on the planet, and we cannot afford to be negligent… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of… — John the Apostle Copy Share Image
Less than 10% of the fuel energy burned in automobiles is translated into forward motion of the vehicle and even then most… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Humankind has no option but to protect and live in harmony with its natural environment. However, it would be regrettable if in… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Global warming pollution, indeed all pollution, is now described by economists as an "externality." This absurd label means, in essence: we don't… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
I've always been very involved with environmental issues. I was fortunate to be one of the speakers at the Earth Summit in… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
Speaking of a future at most only decades away, an experimenter in intelligence control asserted, “I foresee a time when we shall… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image