Environment Quotes

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A town is saved, not more by the righteous men in it, than by the woods and swamps that surround it. — Henry David Thoreau
There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet-as if the ocean somehow doesn't matter or… — Sylvia Earle
Environmental challenges have the power to deny equality of opportunity and hold back the progress of communities. — Lisa P. Jackson
Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight. — Tim DeChristopher
We've built a new Earth. It's not as nice as the old one; it's the greatest mistake humans have ever made, one that we will… — Bill McKibben
The question for me is whether we can keep Earth a safe, pleasant place for humankind and the ecosystems we rely on. — Kate Sheppard
Chimps taught us we're not separated from the animal kingdom, we're a part of it. — Jane Goodall
Once-ler! You're making such smogulous smoke - my poor swomee swans, why they can't sing a note! No one can sing who has smog in… — Dr. Seuss
A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule. — Michael Pollan
We are letting the extractive energy industries turn the world inside out. — Josh Fox
The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse. — Issey Miyake
Do we have any food that wasn't brutally slaughtered?" Homer: "Well, I think the veal died of loneliness. — Matt Groening
Listing the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act could harm bear conservation efforts by eliminating revenues from the carefully-regulated sport hunting of polar bears… — Amy Ridenour
CAFE standards have little impact on greenhouse gas emissions, and the environmental benefits of increasing CAFE standards are frequently overstated. Their impact on human health… — Amy Ridenour
Karl Marx once said, 'The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.' Marx was wrong. The last capitalist to… — Amy Ridenour
Making ourselves the solution, rather than part of the problem is our greatest challenge. — Arron Wood
Sustainability is treating ourselves and our environment as if we are to live on this earth forever. — Arron Wood
With a healthy environment all our lives are enriched - without it our lives are diminished. The environment is and will always be number one… — Arron Wood
We need to believe in a bright, compelling and sustainable future. Fear neither motivates people long-term nor brings out the best in them. Hope is… — Arron Wood
No-one can do everything for the environment, but every-one can do something to make a better world. — Arron Wood

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