Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" Shell Oil's decision to pull the plug on drilling for oil in the Chukchi Sea is a major victory for the Arctic. "
Frances Beinecke
Oil
Decision
Shell
Related Quotes:
" Too often, the air conditioners we use to cool down also contribute to climate change - the very force that's fueling extreme heat. "
Frances Beinecke
Climate Change
Change
Heat
" Putting a tax on carbon could be an effective approach for curbing global warming pollution. "
Frances Beinecke
Tax
Pollution
Global Warming
" A stock market index helps investors track the performance of a group of stocks. NRDC worked with FTSE to develop comprehensive and transparent methodologies that screen out companies linked to owning, exploring, or extracting fossil fuels. "
Frances Beinecke
Performance
Group
Stock Market
" Instead of hazarding our future on the dirty fuels of the past, let's invest in clean power that can drive this country forward. Let's cut energy waste, make our economy the world's most efficient, and give our workers a leg up in the global marketplace. "
Frances Beinecke
Future
Past
Power
" Every year, tens of millions of salmon return to the pristine shores of Bristol Bay in Alaska. They linger in the bay's cool, shallow waters before charging up nearby streams to spawn and create another generation of wild salmon. "
Frances Beinecke
Alaska
Create
Cool
" NEPA's common sense approach to foster discussion and collaboration about major development projects has worked well to protect our national treasures and resources. "
Frances Beinecke
Development
Collaboration
Common Sense
" I attended the climate talks in Copenhagen in 2009, and back then, national governments waited until days before to submit climate plans, and the U.S. based its pledge on a proposed bill that would fail in the Senate. "
Frances Beinecke
Senate
Fail
Days
" Whether it is salt farmers in India embracing solar power or wind companies creating tens of thousands of jobs in America, people are providing a vision for the clean energy future. "
Frances Beinecke
Vision
People
Future
" The more people learn about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the worse it looks. "
Frances Beinecke
Worse
Learn
Looks
" We'll always need energy. We need to communicate, too, but we're not stuck with hand gestures and smoke signals. There are better ways to power our future than by digging fossil fuel from the ground and setting it on fire. "
Frances Beinecke
Energy
Better
Power
" The science tells us that if we fail to reduce global warming pollution, global temperatures will rise to dangerous levels and unleash devastating extreme weather events and accelerate destructive sea level rise. "
Frances Beinecke
Weather
Pollution
Rise
" Declaring the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument will make this natural wonder more accessible. It will welcome people from all walks of life and maintain the mountains' wild character at the same time. "
Frances Beinecke
Character
Time
Life
" In grownups, mercury can cause memory loss, tremors, vision loss and numbness of the fingers and toes. It can also adversely affect fertility and blood pressure regulation, and a growing body of evidence suggests that exposure to mercury may lead to heart disease. "
Frances Beinecke
Body
Loss
Heart
" The San Gabriel monument expands our natural heritage, but there is more in need of safeguarding - extraordinary places like Utah's Greater Canyonlands. "
Frances Beinecke
Heritage
Places
Need
" The signs of climate change are visible across the nation, from the drought-stricken fields of Central California to the flooded streets of Michigan. Extreme weather is turning people's lives upside down and costing communities millions of dollars in damaged infrastructure and added health care costs. "
Frances Beinecke
Weather
People
Health
" I have talked to people across the country struggling in the face of an altered climate. New Jersey homeowners are trying to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy. Miami government officials are trying to plan for rising seas and flooded streets. California farmers are trying to make it through the state's worst drought on record. "
Frances Beinecke
Face
Trying
People
" Studies show that women are more likely than men to die in natural disasters. Women's voices must be heard. "
Frances Beinecke
Men
Die
Natural Disasters
" From reinforcing beaches in the Rockaways to installing generators at the Coney Island Houses and sealing holes in the subway system, New York is fortifying our ability to withstand future storm surges. "
Frances Beinecke
Island
Future
New
" Pollution from oil and gas development, toxic runoff, and miles and miles of plastic trash foul the waters and threaten marine life. "
Frances Beinecke
Life
Development
Oil
" All Americans have benefited from the dedicated service of Representative Henry Waxman. In every battle and in every moment that mattered most, Rep. Waxman stood up for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the wild places we cherish. "
Frances Beinecke
Water
Wild
Battle
" I have been fighting climate change for two decades, and people often ask me how I remain hopeful in the face of extreme weather and grim forecasts. The answer is simple: I see countless solutions spreading across the nation and across the world. But we need more investment. "
Frances Beinecke
People
Change
Simple
" Carbon pollution contributes to climate change, which causes temperatures to rise. Hotter temperatures mean more smog in the air, and breathing smog can inflame deep lung tissue. Repeated inflammation over time can permanently scar lung tissue, even in low concentrations. "
Frances Beinecke
Change
Time
Pollution
" Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change. "
Frances Beinecke
Strong
Money
Limits
" The truth is you can't get more water from reservoirs that are empty. "
Frances Beinecke
Truth Is
Empty
More
" Water efficiency, recycling, and other local supplies will help California flourish in a drier future. "
Frances Beinecke
Help
Future
Efficiency
" We must not sacrifice one of our remaining untamed places in reckless pursuit of oil. We know we have to leave oil in the ground, or destructive climate change will become unstoppable. If not in the pristine and vulnerable Arctic Ocean, then where? "
Frances Beinecke
Know
Sacrifice
Oil
" The U.S. has a proud history of cleaning up our air through technological innovation. We did it with leaded gas, acid rain and countless other pollutants, and we can do it with carbon pollution, too. "
Frances Beinecke
History
Proud
Rain
" I have visited people whose health has been endangered by tar sands oil. I have watched neighbors struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy. I have seen solar panels and wind turbines become an increasingly familiar part of the landscape. "
Frances Beinecke
People
Oil
Struggle
" New York and Connecticut belong to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to cut carbon emissions, and New York City has been a leader in energy efficiency. "
Frances Beinecke
New York
New
Leader
" Though every nation must do its part to address climate change, developed nations are responsible for the lion's share of carbon pollution in the atmosphere, and they have an obligation to help developing nations transition to a sustainable future. "
Frances Beinecke
Lion
Transition
Change