--- title: "Best Environment Quotes by Al Gore" description: "63 Environment quotes by Al Gore. Plus more from Al Gore and more Environment sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/al-gore-609_american-democracy_american-democracy-is-in-grave-danger-fr_1721619.jpg" --- > [American democracy is in grave danger from the changes in the environment in which ideas either live and spread or wither and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/american-democracy-is-in-grave-danger-from-the-changes-in-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/al-gore-609_american-democracy_american-democracy-is-in-grave-danger-fr_1721619.jpg) > [...2009 saw the eighth 'ten-year flood' of Fargo, North Dakota, since 1989. In Iowa, Cedar Rapids was hit last year by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/2009-saw-the-eighth-ten-year-flood-of-fargo-north-dakota-since-1989/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e5/al-gore-609_all-time_2009-saw-the-eighth-ten-year-flood-of-fa_3025784.jpg) > [When it comes to climate, we can all make a big difference. At the most basic level, don't let denial go unchallenged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/when-it-comes-to-climate-we-can-all-make-a-big-difference-at-the-most/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/al-gore-609_bigs_when-it-comes-to-climate-we-can-all-make_1708430.jpg) > [The truth about the climate crisis is still inconvenient for the large carbon polluters and the politicians who are in their pockets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-truth-about-the-climate-crisis-is-still-inconvenient-for-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99e/al-gore-609_crisis_the-truth-about-the-climate-crisis-is-st_2208160.jpg) > [Here is the truth: The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11; Elvis is dead; Obama was born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/here-is-the-truth-the-earth-is-round-saddam-hussein-did-not-attack-us/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/al-gore-609_born_here-is-the-truth-the-earth-is-round-sad_1551831.jpg) > [The task of saving the earth's environment must and will become the central organizing principle of the post-Cold War world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-task-of-saving-the-earth-s-environment-must-and-will-become-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/146/al-gore-609_climate_the-task-of-saving-the-earth-s-environme_2275751.jpg) > [...it ought to be possible to establish a coordinated global program to accomplish the strategic goal of completely eliminating the internal combustion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/it-ought-to-be-possible-to-establish-a-coordinated-global-program-to/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2a/al-gore-609_accomplish_it-ought-to-be-possible-to-establish-a-c_488501.jpg) > [...unless we act boldly and quickly to deal with the underlying causes of global warming, our world will undergo a string of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/unless-we-act-boldly-and-quickly-to-deal-with-the-underlying-causes/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/al-gore-609_catastrophe_unless-we-act-boldly-and-quickly-to-deal_2257707.jpg) > [We the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency-a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/we-the-human-species-are-confronting-a-planetary-emergency-a-threat/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ec/al-gore-609_civilization_we-the-human-species-are-confronting-a-p_2977046.jpg) > [All of us can make changes, but the changes that are most needed are not light bulbs and windows but laws and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/all-of-us-can-make-changes-but-the-changes-that-are-most-needed-are/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/al-gore-609_action_all-of-us-can-make-changes-but-the-chang_956189.jpg) > [There are many who still do not believe that global warming is a problem at all. And it's no wonder: because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-many-who-still-do-not-believe-that-global-warming-is-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/al-gore-609_action_there-are-many-who-still-do-not-believe_612478.jpg) > [The message from Wal-Mart today to the rest of the business community is there need not be any conflict between the environment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-message-from-wal-mart-today-to-the-rest-of-the-business-community/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/al-gore-609_business_the-message-from-wal-mart-today-to-the-r_2004297.jpg) > [Today we're dumping 70 million tons of global-warming pollution into the environment, and tomorrow we will dump more, and there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/today-we-re-dumping-70-million-tons-of-global-warming-pollution-into/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc8/al-gore-609_dump_today-we-re-dumping-70-million-tons-of-g_1373357.jpg) > [Having worked on climate crisis for almost 40 years now, I've seen good days and bad days. And through all of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/having-worked-on-climate-crisis-for-almost-40-years-now-i-ve-seen/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/al-gore-609_bad-day_having-worked-on-climate-crisis-for-almo_2483851.jpg) > [...the debate among the scientists if over. There is no more debate. We face a planetary emergency. There is no more scientific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-debate-among-the-scientists-if-over-there-is-no-more-debate-we/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e3/al-gore-609_arizona_the-debate-among-the-scientists-if-over_3159543.jpg) > [The scientists are virtually screaming from the rooftops now. The debate is over! There's no longer any debate in the scientific community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-scientists-are-virtually-screaming-from-the-rooftops-now-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/al-gore-609_accepting_the-scientists-are-virtually-screaming-f_837189.jpg) > [There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-many-who-would-much-prefer-that-the-word-climate-never-be/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/al-gore-609_climate_there-are-many-who-would-much-prefer-tha_105777.jpg) > [We face a climate crisis now that is the most serious challenge our civilization has ever confronted. And the greatest country in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/we-face-a-climate-crisis-now-that-is-the-most-serious-challenge-our/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/al-gore-609_agreement_we-face-a-climate-crisis-now-that-is-the_2406618.jpg) > [As many know, the Chinese expression for "crisis" consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for "danger,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/as-many-know-the-chinese-expression-for-crisis-consists-of-two/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/al-gore-609_character_as-many-know-the-chinese-expression-for_112889.jpg) > [The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-warnings-about-global-warming-have-been-extremely-clear-for-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae8/al-gore-609_clear_the-warnings-about-global-warming-have-b_3059750.jpg) > [We have arrived at a moment of decision. Our home - Earth - is in grave danger. What is at risk of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/we-have-arrived-at-a-moment-of-decision-our-home-earth-is-in-grave/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/al-gore-609_climate-change_we-have-arrived-at-a-moment-of-decision_1979841.jpg) > [The choice to 'do nothing' in response to the mounting evidence is actually a choice to continue and even accelerate the reckless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-choice-to-do-nothing-in-response-to-the-mounting-evidence-is/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/al-gore-609_accelerate_the-choice-to-do-nothing-in-response-to_3005948.jpg) > [I have a sense of mission on this climate crisis, and I'm trying to pour all the energy I have into it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-have-a-sense-of-mission-on-this-climate-crisis-and-i-m-trying-to/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/al-gore-609_crisis_i-have-a-sense-of-mission-on-this-climat_499213.jpg) ## Other authors on Environment - [Steven Magee 53 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/steven-magee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-aldo-leopold-10632.jpg) Aldo Leopold 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/aldo-leopold/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rachel-carson-76714.jpg) Rachel Carson 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/rachel-carson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-marshall-mcluhan-64589.jpg) Marshall McLuhan 28 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/marshall-mcluhan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-mckibben-17985.jpg) Bill McKibben 27 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/bill-mckibben/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wangari-maathai-94513.jpg) Wangari Maathai 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/wangari-maathai/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-maria-montessori-63631.jpg) Maria Montessori 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/maria-montessori/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-e-o-wilson-31102.jpg) E. O. Wilson 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/e-o-wilson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/pope-francis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-hansen-46376.jpg) James Hansen 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/james-hansen/) ## More by Al Gore > [Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/local-and-state-governments-have-outrun-the-federal-government-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Mother Nature does not do bailouts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/mother-nature-does-not-do-bailouts/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-climate-crisis-is-not-a-political-issue-it-is-a-moral-and/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-decided-to-pick-the-diet-that-i-thought-would-maximize-my-chances/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [You know there's an old african proverb that i made up: "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/you-know-there-s-an-old-african-proverb-that-i-made-up-if-you-want-to/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/one-tragic-example-of-the-loss-of-forests-and-then-water-is-found-in/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The ten hottest years in the atmospheric record, going back only 160 years, have been in the last eleven years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-ten-hottest-years-in-the-atmospheric-record-going-back-only-160/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/hey-you-know-what-i-ve-gotta-go-on-that-letterman-show-that-show-is/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [When you talk about President Trump, the cable networks turned over so many hours of prime time to him. Why? Because he was entertaining,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/when-you-talk-about-president-trump-the-cable-networks-turned-over-so/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/iraq-does-pose-a-serious-threat-to-the-stability-of-the-persian-gulf/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-their-view-because-they-have-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Our civilization is experiencing unprecedented changes across many realms, largely due to the rapid advancement of information technology. The ability to code and understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/our-civilization-is-experiencing-unprecedented-changes-across-many/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-many-who-would-much-prefer-that-the-word-climate-never-be/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [As many know, the Chinese expression for "crisis" consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for "danger," the second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/as-many-know-the-chinese-expression-for-crisis-consists-of-two/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-think-george-w-bush-has-a-warm-engaging-personality-but-you-know/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/al-gore/#itemlist", "name": "Best Environment Quotes by Al Gore", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "American democracy is in grave danger from the changes in the environment in which ideas either live and spread or wither and die.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/american-democracy-is-in-grave-danger-from-the-changes-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/al-gore-609_american-democracy_american-democracy-is-in-grave-danger-fr_1721619.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/al-gore-609_american-democracy_american-democracy-is-in-grave-danger-fr_1721619.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/al-gore-609_american-democracy_american-democracy-is-in-grave-danger-fr_1721619.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“American democracy is in grave danger from the changes in the environment in which ideas either live and…” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "...2009 saw the eighth 'ten-year flood' of Fargo, North Dakota, since 1989. 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