Environmental Quotes

1118 Environmental quotes by 683 unique authors

Thanks to the growing strength of environmental organizations, there will always be some back country to provide us with a touch of wonder and a… — Wallace Stegner
The religious environmental movement is potentially key to dealing with the greatest problem humans have ever faced, and it has never been captured with more… — Bill McKibben
Any regeneration project that fails to put environmental and social benefits at its very heart is unlikely to achieve anything more than a very short-lived… — Jonathon Porritt
Without environmental sustainability, economic stability and social cohesion cannot be achieved — Phil Harding
The three pillars of development (economic, social and environmental) must be strengthened together. But it is evident that two of the pillars - economic and… — Dave Hampton
When future generations judge those who came before them on environmental issues, they may conclude "they didn't know": let us not go down in history… — Mikhail Gorbachev
We have a situation where we are rich really as a world overall, and yet we have the capacity to destroy ourselves, either through nuclear… — Tony Blair
Practically every environmental problem we have can be traced to our addiction to fossil fuels, primarily oil. — Dennis Weaver
On issue after issue, the polls - and these are not snapshot polls; these are polls over a consistent period of time - show that… — Katrina vanden Heuvel
Speaking of a future at most only decades away, an experimenter in intelligence control asserted, “I foresee a time when we shall have the means… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
It's about the connecting force from form to form. It's the toe bone connecting to the shoulder bone. It's the bacterial kick of life force,… — Ali Smith
The women of the Green Belt Movement have learned about the causes and the symptoms of environmental degradation. They have begun to appreciate that they,… — Wangari Maathai
We are in an environmental crisis which threatens the survival of this nation, and of the world as a suitable place of human habitation. — Barry Commoner
Celebrate Earth Day! A time to recognize the gains we have made. A time to create new actions to accelerate environmental progress. Protect our planet… — Unknown Author
We should know that only replacing the economics of competition and greed with the economics of equitable cooperation will guarantee a globalization that takes advantage… — Robin Hahnel
In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards. — Barry Commoner
On the environmental front there's concern about global warming and high levels of carbon dioxide, and trees take in CO2 and store carbon. — Clive Anderson
Much of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear, rather than science. — James Inhofe
There are more effective ways of tackling environmental problems including global warming, proliferation of plastics, urban sprawl, and the loss of biodiversity than by treaties,… — Preston Manning
It is about time that the religious and environmental faithful joined forces. No one wins when divisive politics pits the right to human life against… — Unknown Author
Global warming may be a 'crisis,' even 'the most pressing environmental problem of our time.' ... Indeed, it may ultimately affect nearly everyone on the… — John Roberts
Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. We're not the brain, we… — David Foreman
Without total freedom, every perception, every objective regard, is twisted. It is only the man who is totally free who can look and understand immediately.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in South Central Los… — Danny Glover
The extinction of Homo Sapiens would mean survival for millions, if not billions, of Earth-dwelling species. Phasing out the human race will solve every problem… — Ingrid Newkirk

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