This Nation has realized significant environmental improvements over the last three decades. Use this quote
I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that. Use this quote
God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. Use this quote
We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group. Use this quote
The infrastructure for linking environmental health and public health is not working as well as it should. Use this quote
All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say is that 50 years ago there were no such thing as environmental policies. Use this quote
It is absolutely imperative that we protect, preserve and pass on this genetic heritage for man and every other living thing in as good a condition as we received it. Use this quote
I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing. Use this quote
The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making. Use this quote
The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved. Use this quote
I don't see this planet being... they're talking about how they're turning around the environmental problems here, but I think it's already too late. Use this quote
Hydrogen holds great promise to meet many of our future energy needs, and it addresses national security and our environmental concerns. Hydrogen is the simplest, most abundant element in the universe. Use this quote
I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book... and I began putting more work into environmental history. Use this quote
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. Use this quote
I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment. Use this quote
I firmly believe that we can have a healthy environment and a sustainable timber industry. Use this quote
Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever. Use this quote
Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections. Use this quote
Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago. Use this quote
There is no place where we can safely store worn-out reactors or their garbage. No place! Use this quote
