Environment Quotes

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Salmon farming-the placement of large metal or mesh net cages in the ocean to grow fish-was pioneered in Norway in the 1960s. Since then, the… — David Suzuki
Go to the farmers market and buy food there. You'll get something that's delicious. It's discouraging that this seems like such an elitist thing. It's… — Alice Waters
True, nuts are high in fat, but most of them contain monounsaturated fat that is good for the heart. In fact, eaten in moderation, nuts… — Andrew Weil
Eating is an environmental act. — Alice Waters
The American lawn uses more resources than any other agricultural industry in the world. It uses more phosphates than India and puts on more poisons… — Bill Mollison
Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars which mark the surface of our Earth-erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world's mineral… — Pope Benedict XVI
Among the environmental trends undermining our future are shrinking forests, expanding deserts, falling water tables, collapsing fisheries, disappearing species, and rising temperatures. The temperature increases… — Lester R. Brown
Our choices at all levels-individual, community, corporate and government-affect nature. And they affect us. — David Suzuki
We are monumentally distracted by a pervasive technological culture that appears to have a life of its own, one that insists on our full attention,… — Al Gore
He reflected on the decay of mankind-the decline of the human race into folly and weakness and rottenness. 'Be a good animal, true to your… — D. H. Lawrence
Man will survive as a species for one reason: He can adapt to the destructive effects of our power-intoxicated technology and of our ungoverned population… — Rene Dubos
True wisdom consists in not departing from nature and in molding our conduct according to her laws and model. — Seneca the Younger
That's human nature. Nobody does anything until it's too late. — Michael Crichton
Eventually we'll realize that if we destroy the ecosystem, we destroy ourselves. — Jonas Salk
Cleaning anything involves making something else dirty, but anything can get dirty without something else getting clean. — Laurence J. Peter
Climate change is and will be a significant threat to our national security and in a larger sense to life on earth as we know… — Gordon R. Sullivan
Climate change is for real. We have just a small window of opportunity and it is closing rather rapidly. There is not a moment to… — Rajendra K. Pachauri
The economic expansion that began in 2001, while it has been great for corporate profits, has yet to produce any significant gains for ordinary working… — Paul Krugman
Our task is not to make societies safe for globalization, but to make the global system safe for decent societies. — John J. Sweeney
Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support. — Paul Samuelson

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