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" If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. "

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" There are more humans than all of the rabbits on earth. There are more of us than all the wildebeests, than all the rats, than all the mice. We are the most numerous mammal on the planet. But because we're not like rabbits or rats or mice, we have technology, we have a consumptive appetite, we have a global economy. "

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Technology

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" Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge. "

" I always felt that if someone shot me, it would be great for the environmental movement, because they would make me a martyr. Our biggest fear was our children, because there was a tremendous amount of threat and intimidation, and my wife was terrified that the children might be grabbed or assaulted in some way. That was the real fear. "

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" I've always been more interested in organisms that can move on their own than in stationary plants. But when I canoe or hike along the edge of lakes or oceans and see trees that seem to be growing out of rock faces, I am blown away. How do they do it? "

" Water is our most precious resource, but we waste it, just as we waste other resources, including oil and gas. "

" We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit. "

" The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations. "

" We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched. "

" Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the Democratic Republic of Congo. "

" Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and harm human health. "

" One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child. "

" With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose. "

" Too often, governments are quick to use excessive force and even pervert the course of justice to keep oil and gas flowing, forests logged, wild rivers dammed and minerals extracted. As the Global Witness study reveals, citizens are often killed, too - especially if they're poor and indigenous. "

" People don't even understand that every bit of our food was once alive. We take another creature, plant, animal, microorganism, tear it apart in our mouths. And incorporate those molecules into our own bodies. We are the Earth in the most profound way. "

" If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts. "

" Being an environmentalist isn't all about doom and gloom. "

" The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods is in line with what climate scientists have been predicting for decades - and evidence is mounting that what's happening is more severe than predicted, and will get far worse still if we fail to act. "

" What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives? "

" Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out to get more grant money by exaggerating the threats. "

David Suzuki

Business

Politics

" We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult for our defences to work. We allow things to be sold that should not be called food. Many have no nutritive value and lead to obesity, salt imbalance, and allergies. "

" Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It's too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity and impacts. "

" Scientists generally are really chicken about getting involved in some kind of dispute. As a broadcaster, I find it very difficult to urge them, if it is a controversial subject. They don't want to have science being portrayed badly. "

" I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive. "

David Suzuki

Energy

Alive

" The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals. "

" I fell in love with the elegance and precision of genetic analysis and experimentation to answer profound biological questions. "

" We need love, and to ensure love, we need to have full employment, and we need social justice. We need gender equity. We need freedom from hunger. These are our most fundamental needs as social creatures. "

" Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things. "

" The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work. "

" Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens. "

" Environmentalism has failed. "

David Suzuki

Failed

Environmentalism