Congressional Quote by Noam Chomsky

Environmental laws give power to the people. Republicans can huff, puff and scream about what they consider strict regulations, but when they cry out…

— Daniel Kammen

The fundamental problem for Republicans when it comes to the environment is that whatever you say is viewed through the prism of suspicion.

— Frank Luntz

I couldn't help but be struck that this guy I had thought was the embodiment of everything wrong with American politics, a lot of…

— Harry Shearer

Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation.

— Adlai Stevenson

The environmental agenda before the Congress includes laws to deal with water pollution, pesticide hazards, ocean dumping, excessive noise, careless land development and many…

— Richard M. Nixon

We forced Richard Nixon and the Congress who established, and thanks to your leadership, we supported you and we got the Environmental Protection Act…

— Jill Stein

In reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked…

— Jeff Goodell

“Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood and then mount the stump to make a speech for conservation.”

— Adlai Stevenson

The dirty secret is that climate change is not really a partisan issue in Congress.

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Drill everything, mine everything, roll back regulations, tweak the science, expedite permits. Sound familiar? The Republicans offer up more 19th-Century solutions to our 21st-Century…

— Jeff Goodell

Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree and then mount the stump to make a speech for conservation.…

— Adlai Stevenson

Politicians had always viewed environmental issues as narrow things of no great political consequence. Sort of NIMBY issues. A big part of the reason…

— Denis Hayes