Environmental Quotes
1118 quotes by 683 authors
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But my bill, the Drill Now Act, would actually expedite the whole process, let the Interior Department move ahead quicker... it would stop the radical…
— Jim DeMint
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It's not just global warming, it's not just a loss of biodiversity, it's not just the pollution of our oceans and the clearing of our…
— Leonardo DiCaprio
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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
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Eating is an environmental act.
— Alice Waters
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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
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Given continued high rates of population increase, all environmental victories are temporary.
— Thomas W. Horton
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While there are many who would say that the race to the moon was hardly green, many others have noted that the photographs brought back…
— John F. Kennedy
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People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame - and only one - themselves.
— Robert Collier
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No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality
— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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It was inspiring to learn of the new Bachelor of Environmental Studies Program, and I congratulate you for it. Singapore is geographically in the right…
— E. O. Wilson
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I congratulate NUS for launching a new degree, a bachelor of environmental studies. This is a most timely initiative. One of the biggest challenges facing…
— Unknown Author
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The 21st century will be the Asian century. This also means that Asians will be expected to provide greater leadership to solve global challenges, including…
— Kishore Mahbubani
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An environmental revolution is taking shape in the United States. This revolution has touched communities of color from New York to California and from Florida…
— Robert D Bullard
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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict (between environmental quality and economic growth), I will go for beauty, clean air, water,…
— Jimmy Carter
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I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing consensus that the…
— Jimmy Carter
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Fast food may appear to be cheap food and, in the literal sense it often is, but that is because huge social and environmental costs…
— Prince Charles
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The disadvantages of a decentralized, spread out urban area are tremendous, and the environmental damage of urban sprawl cannot be ignored. As a large city,…
— Minoru Mori
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Environmental challenges have the power to deny equality of opportunity and hold back the progress of communities.
— Lisa P. Jackson
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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
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This junkyard is an environmental nightmare, strewn with tree stumps, old tires, derelict vehicles, scrap metal and other waste. This owner may be failing to…
— Richard Blumenthal
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