Quotes About Sustainability

It would be troubling if everything is determined by whether profits will be made within five to six years.

Chasing profits and building a long-term profit model are two different things.

In order to be vigorously continued, nuclear power must be profoundly modified.

I never said I was opposed to the LEED program or to green building - I'm not.

Farm to School programs bring healthy, nutritious foods to our school cafeterias, teach our students about the importance of agriculture, and help establish lifelong healthy habits for the next generation of Vermonters.

I do not believe that we have to destroy our economy in order to protect our environment. And especially what these programs are asking us to pass that will do nothing to help the environment, but will be devastating for our economy.

I want for us to be self-sustained so we can export. The government has a responsibility to have agricultural programs so people are able to grow their own food.

We will invest heavily in safety and security... preserve the environment... make progress on biodiversity and economic progress.

I was encouraged to hear that GM has made great progress on the hydrogen car.

The growth in ethanol and biodiesel is something that I have worked on since I was secretary of agriculture in Kansas. I would like to see a lot more progress, because I think there is a real score to be made on this.

Not to say that corporations are perfect today, but even grand corporations like Dupont have made immense progress in translating some of their past environmentally damaging practices into new profit opportunities.

Rather than just mimic processes in nature, I think we can harness the powers of nature itself and allow it to help us create. That, in a way is what the 'Dune' project is all about.

In the early 1990s, when a lot of the developing world opened up to international capital flows... they ended up in very good long-term projects, but projects that weren't going to pay off for five or 10 or 20 years.

Per capita, I would say that Australia has more biomimetic projects going than many other countries I've been to.

Everyone knows of great projects that were too dependent on a charismatic individual, or simply too expensive to be replicated.

Climate change is a matter of great peril but also one of great promise. We can pioneer the industries of the future, create millions of good-paying jobs, and build the clean energy economy of the future.

I have promised myself that I'm going to do everything I can for as long as I can.

You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own.

Countries have made impressive pledges to cut carbon pollution, but we have to ensure these promises become actions.

The effects of climate change are real and only getting worse. I would like to build on the promises of the Paris Climate Agreement and make our country a global leader on the fight against climate change.

We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.

When I started doing television, I was very aware my clothes would be obvious and it was a great opportunity to promote brands which are made with respect to people and the environment.

We need to make sure the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmers and ranchers.

We have to learn to live with fewer imports and more exports, promoting national production.