Consumers Quote by Alan Thein Durning

For the economy itself will die if our ecosystems collapse.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

We can't rebuild an economy that works for everyone without protecting consumers.

— Jake Auchincloss

We do not have to get rid of consumer-capitalist society before we can begin to build the new way. The way to replace the…

— Ted Trainer

A sustainable economy represents nothing less than a higher social order one as concerned with future generations as with our own, and more focused…

— Lester R. Brown

Reclaim our environment from those who would destroy it with their predatory economic behavior.

— Dennis Kucinich

Put simply, if we do not redirect our extraction and production systems and change the way we distribute, consume, and dispose of our stuff…

— Annie Leonard

Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air, drinkable water,…

— David Suzuki

Addressing the climate and biodiversity crises requires us to radically change our economic models, moving away from economic growth as the over-riding measure of…

— Caroline Lucas

If we continue to think of ourselves mostly as consumers, it's going to be very hard to bring our environmental troubles under control. But…

— Bill McKibben

If an economy is to sustain progress, it must satisfy the basic principles of ecology. If it does not, it will decline and eventually…

— Lester R. Brown

We could have a greener economy, even a greener consumer economy by changing the rules - whether it's by taxing carbon or trading carbon,…

— Michael Pollan

If the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of…

— B. F. Skinner