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The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.
It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.
Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.
If we want to move towards a low-polluting, sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases.
Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place.
A book is like a single tree in a forest, in that it exists in conjunction with and because of a great many others around it.
I fell in love with the elegance and precision of genetic analysis and experimentation to answer profound biological questions.
Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.
Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.
I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.
Pearl Harbor was the defining event in my life. It shaped who I am, and all of my hang-ups and my drives, I think, stem from that.
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.
What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives?
Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive.
Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.
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.
I see a world in the future in which we understand that all life is related to us and we treat that life with great humility and respect.
Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge.
There is a gyre of discarded floating plastic the size of the continental USA in the ocean. In it, plastic trash outweighs plankton 40 to 1.
Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.
The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.
For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.
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.
If all humans disappeared today ,the earth would start improving tomorrow.If all the ants disappeared today ,the earth would start dying tomorrow.
The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members of society.
Perhaps the whole world is actually a banquet, to which every living thing is invited. First you come as guests: then eventually you're on the menu.
Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it.
The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives.
With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality of life.
If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?
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.
We are playing Russian roulette with features of the planet’s atmosphere that will profoundly impact generations to come. How long are we willing to gamble?
We are over 60 percent water by weight. We're just a big ball of... blob of water, with enough organic thickener added so we don't dribble away on the floor.
If we humans are good at anything, it’s thinking we’ve got a terrific idea and going for it without acknowledging the potential consequences or our own ignorance.
If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.
If we continue to set human borders and the economy as our highest priorities, we will never come to grips with the destructiveness of our activities and institutions.
Humans are now the most numerous mammal on the planet. There are more humans than rats or mice. Humans have a huge ecological footprint, magnified by their technology.
In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.
Many countries - as well as cities, states and provinces - are taking global warming seriously and are working to reduce emissions and shift to cleaner energy sources.
As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.
Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation.
My earliest memory from childhood is of fishing with my father. And I remember vividly we were in a store, and we were buying a pup tent to go on our first camping trip.
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.
Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.
We pride ourselves on our democratic traditions, but in Canada, women couldn't vote until 1918, Asians until 1948, and First Nations people living on reserves until 1960.
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.
The whole sector of public dialogue has been totally contaminated, deliberately, by the corporate sector. The whole purpose is to sow confusion and doubt, and it's worked.
Other things, like capitalism, free enterprise, the economy, currency, the market, are not forces of nature, we invented them. They are not immutable and we can change them.
Rapid population growth and technological innovation, combined with our lack of understanding about how the natural systems of which we are a part work, have created a mess.
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.