Quotes About Environment

Mining is like a search-and-destroy mission.

We can all be heroes, joining together in a grand mission to save those living on this little blue planet.

I believe that the United States has a moral and economic imperative to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

In the environment of the mobile Internet, there is value and need to explore every commercial context. What I care about is not just technology but the changes in people's behavior in this environment, which makes it possible that everyone can get connected with everyone else.

We need to find innovative ways to dramatically ease congestion, improve personal mobility, and cut energy use.

Environmental advocates say that changing how much power computers and monitors use in idle mode can cut greenhouse gas emissions without requiring consumers to change their behavior.

I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature, and it should be displaced. Failing that, I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources.

We can't begin to feed ourselves with a local-centric system if we lock up land in royal manor models.

I think it's good to have different locations for different modes you want to be in throughout the day, and to keep them separate.

Genetically modified foods are good.

You're molded by the period you were brought up in.

Now, if you're Al Gore, you can afford $10 a pop for squiggly-pig-tailed fluorescent light bulbs. But if you're mainstream America, two or three kids, mom and dad working outside the home, that's not a very good deal.

Remember that disadvantage is less about income than environment. The best metrics of child poverty aren't monetary, but rather how often a child is read to or hugged.

We must keep our eye on the ball to monitor our waterways and ensure that all North Carolinians can have full confidence in the water they drink.

In Montana, whether you're a farmer, whether you're a fisherman... you know that the climate is changing, and we need to do something about it.

Since coming to Congress in 1971, I have been fighting to help create an environment where the goals of the National Work and the Family Month can become a reality.

Sound changes moods, yet most of the sound around us is unplanned.

They pollute. It's not because morally they have a problem, but more because the mechanism now is rewarding those who cut corners to save cost.

Where people work and their environment is becoming more and more important, especially for millennials.

Since we're all Mother Earth's children, I like to think that more and more of us will be out there helping her against those who are hurting her.

It saddens me that in the 21st century, with all our knowledge and power, we are hearing more and more stories of possible extinctions due to people's choice. We are responsible for our choices and the only ones capable of changing our future.

Health isn't only what was genetically given to you; it's also about your environment and what you do on a day-to-day basis. The more we understand that, the more we can personalize it, and really, it requires us to have more and more data about the individual.

Historically, absolute IQ scores have risen substantially as we've changed our environment so that more people go to school longer.

I want London to be the most cycle-friendly city on Earth, and I want more people to be happy and safe on bicycles.