Quotes About Sustainability

We want an economy that grows health and wellbeing, not debt and carbon emissions. An economy that prepares and protects us from shocks to come, rather than making them worse. An economy that shares resources to meet all our needs, regardless of background. An economy that lets us live.

The lockdown has taught people how to make do with what they have and how to consume responsibly. For the sake of our environment and our very own holistic wellness, I hope this wellness trend of sustainability continues to grow and spread.

I've done a lot of different things with community, going green, and not just making sure of improving the wellness of people and their bodies, but of the earth, too.

I have a tremendous platform and responsibility to talk to people about these issues about sustainability and about health and wellness when it comes to food.

Conserving habitats is a wellspring for the next industrial revolution.

We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.

We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter.

The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.

I was born in Mullens, West Virginia, and lived in a community called Iroquois in Appalachia. We faced heavy pollution. Our water came from the Sweeney Watershed, which meant we essentially drank acid mine drainage.

It may be too late for West Virginia to save itself from the ravages of Big Coal. But it's not too late for America.

The last thing we need to do is drive more people out of West Virginia.

The coal industry in West Virginia, when it is down, people can't buy cars; people can't eat in restaurants. Everything suffers.

I think we should stop drinking bottled water. There's no need to be drinking it if you're living in western communities.

Once the Third World has become a mass market for the goods, products, and processes which are designed by the rich for themselves, the discrepancy between demand for these Western artifacts and the supply will increase indefinitely.

It's pretty obvious that Western lifestyles which rely on gigantic amounts of electricity use up far more resources than a subsistence-based life. A little more poverty would be a good thing.

Energy powers our economy, both literally and figuratively.

It is time to get rid of the harmful and dangerous practice of offshore drilling once and for all.

I'm trying to practice owning less stuff.

So organic farming practices are something that, to me, are interlinked with the idea of using biodiesel.

Environmentally friendly business practices have long been mainstream, particularly when they create a brand advantage, as with organic foods.

We should not put additional stressors on God's creatures through irresponsible trade practices in wild birds.

As federal lawmakers, we have a responsibility to set a precedent for energy efficient practices.

Food isn't like anything else. It's something precious. It's not a commodity.

To ensure food security for all, we should be clear about the definition of the problem, the precise index of measuring impact and the road map to achieve the goal.