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" Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental degradation. "

Sherwood Boehlert

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" A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment. "

Lionel Trilling

" Trans issues are also environmental issues. They're also healthcare issues. They're also national security issues. "

" Fundamentally, if you look at where the environmental issues are coming from, it's all because of humans and our impact on the environment, so while it's true that one individual is not going to sufficiently fix the environment, it is a necessary thing. "

" I don't know of a single park without serious environmental problems. "

" The genetics of autism are real, but there are also environmental triggers. "

Elizabeth Emken

" Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent - a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice - that struggle continues. "

" And autos are not the only product that could be made more energy efficient if we just put in place sensible requirements. This is also true of many appliances and even of entire buildings. "

Sherwood Boehlert

" The Moon stabilizes Earth's obliquity. Well, almost. The tilt actually varies between 22 and 24.5 degrees - and the variation is enough to induce such environmental inconveniences as the occasional ice age. Without the Moon, it might be much worse. "

" It seems to me like Mother Nature's mercy and forgiveness have run dry, as we ceaselessly abuse her and take her for granted in order for us to continue our addiction to using fossil fuels. I've gotta say, I don't blame her. Not one bit. "

" The environmental problems of developing countries are not the side effects of excessive industrialisation but reflect the inadequacy of development. "

" People are overwhelmed looking up at the Mount Everest of environmental challenges that we face. But you put one foot in front of the other and you recognize that not everyone is Sir Edmund Hillary. "

" GM has never been about feeding the world or tackling environmental problems. It is and has always been about control of the global food economy by a tiny handful of giant corporations. It's not wicked to question that process. It is wicked not to. "

" We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us. "

" Congressional Republicans are dismantling the limited environmental protections initiated by Richard Nixon, who would be something of a dangerous radical in today's political scene. "

" In the state of Wisconsin it's mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving environmental education by the first grade, through high school. "

" I think the environmental problem will be the number one item on the agenda of the 21st century... This is a problem that cannot be postponed. "

Mikhail Gorbachev

" Every drop in the ocean counts. "

" But reducing harmful emissions, abating our dependence on foreign oil and developing alternative renewable energy sources have benefits that go beyond environmental health, they improve personal health, enhance national security and encourage our nation's economic viability. "

" It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. "

" We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil. "

" If China is helping its domestic industries charge an artificially low price for solar panels and other environmental goods, then China is violating international trade rules that it agreed to when it became a member of the World Trade Organization. "

" Just as there's garbage that pollutes the Potomac river, there is garbage polluting our culture. We need an Environmental Protection Agency to clean it up. "

" We are aware only of the empty space in the forest, which only yesterday was filled with trees. "

" Energy cogeneration on Capitol Hill makes economic and environmental sense and should be pursued for those reasons. "

" So to hope to be able to have peace, to be able to have justice and environmental balance, are consequences of our behavior, not just our intentions. "

" If our system continues without modification involving environmental and social concern, we will face an economic and social breakdown of our outdated monetary and political system. "

" Environmental activism against the resource industry is widespread all over the world, but at the same time we have to realise that these are basic materials on which civilisation depends. We need to tap natural resources in a sustainable manner. "

" We'll continue to see more and more brands integrate social causes, charitable components and environmental issues as underlying themes to their campaigns and messaging. Humans connect with humans after all, and brands are using this as a point of connection to engage with their audience, especially charity-minded Generation Y. "