Quotes About Environment

I have been governor every now and then, but I am a forester all the time.

Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.

The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences.

The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet.

The time has come to move beyond eco-elitism to eco-populism. Ecopopulism. To change our laws and culture, the green movement justice, political solutions and social change.

I think when a surfer becomes a surfer, it's almost like an obligation to be an environmentalist at the same time.

How long have we got? We have to stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide within a decade, or temperatures will warm by more than one degree... We don't have much time left.

Remember when you were considered an environmentalist when you didn't throw junk out the car window? I sure do miss that simpler, happier time.

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms.

The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind.

As the nation at last confronts global warming, it is no time for denial, greed, cynicism or pessimism.

Genes and family may determine the foundation of the house, but time and place determine its form.

At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.

My best advice for someone considering adopting a pet is to take the time to really consider your lifestyle, home environment and personal preferences.

Unschooling is creating an environment in which children can learn easily and naturally all the time.

As we all know, no crude oil refineries have been built in the United States since 1976. During that time, close to 100 ethanol refineries have been built.

Natural gas is a bridge fuel. But it's not a bridge - it's a gangplank. It's either a bridge in space or a bridge in time. The bridge in time we don't need. We have renewable technology right now.

For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.

It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it.

A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time.

Overconsumption is the mother of all environmental problems. For the first time in the history of capitalism, consumption itself has become controversial.

Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can't survive here more than minutes if you're not equipped properly and doing the right thing all the time.

We can create as magnificent an environment as we like, but unless we change the heart it's all a waste of time.

Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent of everything printed out by a computer is garbage that no one ever reads.