Environmental Quotes · Page 22

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

— Natalie Jeremijenko

I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god-sullen, untamed and intractable.

— Anonymous

There are all the activist groups on every imaginable topic - solidarity groups, environmental and feminist groups - sectors of these movements…

— Noam Chomsky

American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and…

— Katherine Dunn

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

— Jacque Fresco

“When first I arrived in the woods, I became aware of how unprepared I was for what I was about to experience." ”

— John-Paul Cernak

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

— Sakyong Mipham

Nature is the time-vesture of God that reveals Him to the wise, and hides him from the foolish.

— Thomas Carlyle

We don't value food in Britain, so therefore the cheaper it is the better it is. We all eat far too much,…

— Monty Don

Contrary to the ecologists, nature does not stand still and does not maintain the kind of equilibrium that guarantees the survival of…

— Ayn Rand

Humankind has never transitioned to energy sources that are more costly, less reliable, and have a larger environmental footprint than the incumbent…

— Michael Shellenberger

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

— Mary Robinson

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of…

— Pope Francis

The position of Autism Speaks has been for quite awhile that we need to find out what's happening. We know there's a…

— Elizabeth Emken

Instead, we have found ourselves gasping for air in a sea of corruption, dysfunction, environmental degradation, waste, disenchantment and inequality—and the harder…

— Margaret Heffernan

Peasant people ... don't have a chance to share in the riches that the planet can offer because some people are taking…

— Dorothy Stang

We sometimes emphasize the danger in a crisis without focusing on the opportunities that are there. We should feel a great sense…

— Al Gore

“What shocks me so is the detachment with which we dispense destruction -- not just bombs, but blows to the head of…

— Gretel Ehrlich

First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute…

— Ottmar Edenhofer

Very few people would choose to have even the most fabled assortment of goods if it meant getting cancer within the year.…

— Paul L Wachtel

While our managers debated what steps to take to address the sales and cash-flow crisis, I began to lead week-long employee seminars…

— Yvon Chouinard

One of the things I find fascinating about God's creation is the way he seems to temper the negative environmental elements with…

— Marilyn Meberg

You take for example the environmental movement is a big deal in my district. You know, you might say, yeah, more African…

— Keith Ellison

The Captains of Industry have always counseled the rest of us "to be realistic." Let us, therefore, be realistic. Is it realistic…

— Wendell Berry

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

— Michael Pollan

That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.

— Naomi Klein

The doubling of oil prices ... is creating a more difficult environment in which to act.

— Gordon Brown

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

— Samuel Wilson

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

— Alexandra Paul

Living wild species are like a library of books still unread. Our heedless destruction of them is akin to burning the library…

— John Dingell

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

— Mac Thornberry

Fossil fuel companies and their allies are funding a massive and sophisticated campaign to mislead the American people about the environmental harm…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our…

— Gaylord Nelson

When it comes to economic opportunity, environmental stewardship or just our 'Live Free or Die' quality of life, Every Day Is a…

— Chris Sununu

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

— Galen Rowell

I grew up in Hempstead, NY, and my very first job was working for an environmental organization.

— Karine Jean-Pierre

What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their…

— Barry Commoner

Florida Republicans have shown they can walk and chew gum when it comes for deregulation and promoting environmental stewardship.

— Michael Waltz

You have to hold yourself accountable for your actions, and that's how we're going to protect the Earth.

— Julia Hill

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

— Pentti Linkola