Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" By adopting the control strategy, the nation's environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth. "

Related Quotes:

" The Safe Drinking Water Act, the safety provisions of the Clean Water Acts, the Clean Air Act, the Superfund Law - the gas industry is exempt from all these basic environmental and worker protections. They don't have to disclose the chemicals they use. They don't have to play by the same rules as anybody else. "

" Environmental protection doesn't happen in a vacuum. You can't separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities. "

" I think environmentalists do no service to their cause by taking fundamentalist stances. I am not defending corporate India's track record, but for many environmental problems, there are technological solutions. "

" The environmental movement does not always have to be about stopping things. It can be about fixing problems. "

" If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if there are no more trees. "

" It is extremely important to me that the social and environmental issues associated with the production of fashion clothing are addressed. "

" As I have said all along, for any trade promotion authority bill to gain my support, it must require strong, enforceable environmental and labor protections. "

" The government should set a goal for a clean environment but not mandate how that goal should be implemented. "

" I would point out that if you're a believer in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood is an example of climate change and that certainly wasn't because mankind had overdeveloped hydrocarbon energy. "

" If you look around the world, the countries with the best environmental practices are the wealthiest. There's a reason for that. If you're worried about where your next meal is going to come from or shelter over your head, your focus is on those things. "

" We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible. "

" Stark inequality, poverty, and unemployment are driving increased social unrest and, consequently, social and economic risk. Environmental deterioration may well intensify social inequality. "

" What I see are people who want affordable energy. They want strong environmental standards - they want a lot of things - but first and foremost they want affordable energy. And if you want affordable energy, you want oil, gas and coal. "

" It should be noted that the EPA's banning of methanol is categorically absurd from the point of view of environmental protection. "

" The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics. "

" I write a lot of environmental stories. "

" A lot of my nonfiction is very strong environmental stories - I was the first guy to write about the dolphin killings in Japan. "

" I have heard over and over again that the drilling business is a dangerous business, and death is an expected part of the game, but I've also heard of the way that safety violations, human and environmental laws, and a concern for the local culture are flaunted in pursuit of money. "

Alexandra Fuller

" What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are. "

" For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I'm doing the right thing by the animals. "

" Let me start by emphasizing that I am open to efforts to expedite environmental procedures for true emergencies or in other clear cases where current laws are needlessly burdensome. "

Sherwood Boehlert

" All of the clean technologies are known, it's a question of simply applying them. "

" Stewardship of our air and water is a responsibility that should be free of the bias of politics. What's more, environmental regulators should abide by the law. "

" I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy. "

" There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can 'afford to save the environment.' This 'Kuznets Curve' thinking has never been correct and must be abandoned once and for all if we are serious about economic development for a thriving humanity on Earth. "

Johan Rockstrom

" Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing. "

Johan Rockstrom

" I'm not afraid to spend money on the R&D that's really going to move us to a cleaner energy source that I think is so much the answer to the issues of environmental responsibility and climate change. "

" I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues. "

" The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters... and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult. "

Jacques Yves Cousteau

" No major technological change has ever been instituted by mankind without an array of negative consequences. The motor car has meant liberation for millions, but it has also caused congestion, environmental damage, and a disturbing death toll on the roads. "