Environmental Quotes

1118 Environmental quotes by 683 unique authors

The UK still has time to accelerate the take-up of renewable energy and put the nation on a path towards clean energy that is cheaper,… — Phil Harding
We need to make growth greener, to make our economic and environmental policies more compatible and even mutually-reinforcing. This is not just a matter of… — Jose Angel Gurria
Once government's objectives were economic growth and social cohesion. Now they are prosperity, fairness and environmental care — Gordon Brown
Reliable and affordable energy is essential for meeting basic human needs and fueling economic growth, but many of the most difficult and dangerous environmental problems… — John Holdren
The clearest evidence that we are living beyond environmental means is the threat of dangerous climate change. The scale of this threat, to human life… — David Miliband
Consuming three planets' worth of resources when in fact we have one is the environmental equivalent of childhood obesity - eating until you make yourself… — David Miliband
The wealthiest 300 people have greater riches than the three billion poorest. The three wealthiest people have greater riches than the 48 poorest countries put… — Tony Juniper
If the U.S. wants to help people in tsunami-hit countries like Sri Lanka and Indonesia - not to mention other poor countries in Africa -… — Nicholas D. Kristof
Forests are breaking out all over America. New England has more forests since the Civil War. In 1880, New York State was only 25 percent… — Jonah Goldberg
Over the next ten years, I predict, the mainstream of the environmental movement will reverse its opinion and activism in four major areas: population growth,… — Stewart Brand
...Environmental groups are too often alarmists. They have an awful track record, so they've lost credibility with the public. — Nicholas D. Kristof
By cutting critical domestic programs such as education, health, environmental protection, and veterans' services, this budget reveals misplaced priorities. — Dan Lipinski
One of the responsibilities faced by the Environmental Genome Project is to provide the science base upon which society can make better informed risk management… — Samuel Wilson
I wanted to make sure that the environment of the shooting itself was not that controlled, and the way to go about that course was… — Atom Egoyan
Initially with The Butcher Boy, there was this kid growing up in this strange, weird environment that I remember from when I was a kid.… — Neil Jordan
The cell, over the billions of years of her life, has covered the earth many times with her substance, found ways to control herself and… — Albert Claude
I wanted to be as comfortable in that environment as she was. I moved around those areas in character. — Debbie Reynolds
As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren… — Temple Grandin
When you live in a networked environment, it's possible to separate data from applications. — Stephen Cambone
An important measure of our true commitment to environmental quality is our dedication to protecting the wilderness and its inhabitants. We must recognize their ecological… — Richard M. Nixon
The preservation of parks, wilderness, and wildlife has also aided liberty by keeping alive the 19th century sense of adventure and awe with which our… — Ronald Reagan
The Montreal Protocol is a model of cooperation. It is a product of the recognition and international consensus that ozone depletion is a global problem,… — Ronald Reagan
I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's natural resources. — Ronald Reagan
Our nation's continued prosperity hinges on our ability to solve environmental problems and sustain the natural resources on which we all depend. — John McCain
... it is not a crisis of our environs or surroundings; it is a crisis of our lives as individuals, as family members, as community… — Wendell Berry

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