Environmental Quotes - Page 6

We should have no concern for the environment, because, after the great flood with Noah, God promised that He would never ruin the earth again.

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.

Maturation is the development from environmental support to self-support.

The universe is an inexhaustible celebration of ultimate mystery!

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders.

Human destiny is bound to remain a gamble, because at some unpredictable time and in some unforeseeable manner nature will strike back.

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.

Eating is an environmental act.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.

Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti environmental. Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness of the individual and the critical awareness of the ground rules of society. The amateur can afford to loose.

The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet.

Our stewardship of the Earth is brief. We owe it to those who follow to keep that in perspective, to be responsible passengers along the way.

No institutions in modern society are better equipped to catalyze the necessary transition to a sustainable world than colleges and universities. They have access to the leaders of tomorrow and the leaders of today. What they do matters to the wider public.

It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus.

Everything in nature is resurrection.

You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won't help, but that is no excuse, you must still act.

If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman.

Few places in this world are more dangerous than home. Fear not, therefore, to try the mountain passes. They will kill care, save you from deadly apathy, set you free, and call forth every faculty into vigorous, enthusiastic action.

Our presence on this planet does not seem to be sustainable. Our technical civilization makes up particularly vulnerable. There is talk all over the scientific community about climate change. Many of them [scientists] agree, the end of human life on earth is assured.

To be modern is to destroy nature.

The infrastructure for linking environmental health and public health is not working as well as it should.

Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless.

To be clear, climate change is a true 800 pound gorilla in the room. The effects of global warming threaten global environmental upheaval over the coming century. But for South Florida and the Everglades, it could be our death knell if urgent action is not taken.

Be gentle with the earth.