Astonishing Quote by Gaylord Nelson

Earth Day gathered up those strands, and dozens more, and knitted them together in the public consciousness as "environmental" issues. The nation was pretty…

— Denis Hayes

Environmental regulation looked like it was going to be under serious attack, and they were giving all of those speeches about getting government off…

— Robert Hass

That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.

— Naomi Klein

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority…

— Brian Mulroney

I was really educating myself on the environment, but I didn't realize it was so connected to politics, connected to globalization.

— Stuart Townsend

With today's mass media obsession, it's good to be able to raise awareness about our environment.

— Robin McLeavy

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap…

— Carter Burwell

I was really educating myself on the environment, but I didnt realize it was so connected to politics, connected to globalization.

— Stuart Townsend

The result was, when Congress convened in January 1971, everyone was now an environmentalist. They had seen a new force, college students, who favored…

— Pete McCloskey

The environment has become a political, polarizing issue.

— Harrison Ford

I think the environmental movement is now so large and diverse that it's hard to talk of it as a single entity.

— Ramez Naam

We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all government initiatives. I think what made us successful was…

— Brian Mulroney