Environmental Quotes

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?I essentially did go from a boy to a young man but that was because of the environmental forces that were pushing me into that role. It`s more of the responsibility that I had to deal with. I was halfway around the world living by myself. Living by oneself is something which you deal with and you have to deal with and get on with. I had an amazing safety net below me. But dealing with adults the whole time as well, not with people your own age or people younger than you. We had jobs.?

- William Moseley

On celebrity activism: You don`t want to be a spokesperson unless you are absolutely committed to a cause because you can hurt it. I`ve been asked to help represent environmental groups. I`m a big proponent of cleaning up the environment. I have two electric cars. But I also have a big weak spot because I`ve flown on private jets. However, I welcome any of these dumb pundits who make celebrities out to be bad guys to a discussion about Darfur. Because I`ve been there and I`ve met all the players, and I guarantee you the pundits haven`t.

- George Clooney

I want America to go towards the light! God, there`s so many areas where it needs to be patched up and fixed. In general, I want to see America get out of the (Iraq) war, so that we have the money and the energy to do something else. I want us, obviously, to address the environmental problems that are becoming so frightening. The frogs are dying, the bees are dying, the glaciers are melting. I don`t know what has to happen before the world takes notice. And, you know, America always bragging that it is Number One. Well, if it`s Number One, it`s got to take the lead. And it hasn`t taken the lead, so why should other countries fall in line behind us?

- Bill Maher

And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it`s not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It`s really just common sense.

- Daryl Hannah

I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues.

- Mackenzie Crook

Bur I think all the environmental groups have to focus on at least one main issue together. That`s the move we need to do right now.

- Woody Harrelson

If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in South Central Los Angeles have a third of the lung capacity of kids in Santa Monica.

- Danny Glover

I think we can get better environmental results and spend less money.

- David Ladd

There are nuclear weapons in China, Iran, Korea and Pakistan. It wouldn`t take much to send a couple of warheads off on this planet somewhere that would cause a lot of environmental damage, then if you have got someone who wants to retaliate you have real problems.

- Edward James Olmos

My message is: Never, never give up on environmental issues. Keep pounding at the door.

- Katie Lee

We support EPA Administrator Carol Browner`s effort to vigorously appeal this wrong-headed court decision. The public health and environmental community stand firmly behind her. And so do the American people.

- Steve Cochran

I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country`s economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.

- Al Gore

For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I`m doing the right thing by the animals.

- Alexandra Paul

We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all government initiatives. I think what made us successful was the fact that it was a sustained approach. We did something new every year.

- Brian Mulroney

Eugene, in general, would like improved access at that interchange. The question is whether it is feasible and doable without dramatic environmental and financial impact.

- David Kelly

Practically every environmental problem we have can be traced to our addiction to fossil fuels, primarily oil.

- Dennis Weaver

Green and clean neighborhoods are essential to the quality of life, economic development, social fabric, and environmental health of San Francisco.

- Gavin Newsom

Our city has become a rubber stamp for development, ... We bend over backwards to welcome developers. I think if we did have someone on the City Council who is somewhat of an environmental activist, that would be a beautiful thing.

- Kevin King

Deepening our understanding of the global environmental services, in addition to the local environmental services provided by no-till activities, is of critical importance as the world faces a major challenge in reducing the risks associated with greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change.

- Michael Walsh

Our concern is we`ve gone to a great deal of effort through the (National Environmental Policy Act) process to reach what we consider to be a very-hard-fought for ... compromise solution. That`s the only process we feel is in place for us to follow. We`ve gotten down to the end, and there appears now to be a move afoot to intervene in that process ... and prevent this public works project from moving forward.

- Pat Collins

Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country.

- Richard Lugar

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don`t stop at a nation`s borders.

- Warren Christopher

The story is set in a futuristic Los Angeles as it teeters on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster.

- Richard Kelly

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can`t come in closer with the 35 mm.

- Annie Leibovitz

It is one of the issues that will have to be worked through however let me make the point and I think anyone would accept that if you set it up properly, not only will you get better environmental outcomes, you have a chance to create more wealth with the available resource.

- John Anderson

But my point is that you design something in the end that precludes any unhealthy trading practices that are not going to serve your environmental or your economic objectives but now is not the time to do it.

- John Anderson

By law we have to have so much money in reserves, ... (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) was saying our reserves weren`t enough.

- Gary Graham

(The Washington-based Environmental Integrity project reported this week that in the past few months, the Army Corps of Engineers has opened vast tracts of wetlands to development.) Congress has failed to act to shore up wetlands protections after the Supreme Court decision, ... And as bad as the Supreme Court decision was, the Army Corps has made it worse by going further than the opinion required.

- Eric Schaeffer

Our main goal now is to get it cleaned up and that is our next project. I am going to meet with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Now that the criminal case is resolved, we are hoping we can get them to be a little more responsive to helping Grayson County get that cleaned up.

- Joe Brown

The Environmental Protection Fund is a national model and it`s something New Yorkers should be proud of.

- David Miller

Global warming is a key environmental issue and a bottom line issue for the $3bn ski industry and its employees.

- Michael Berry

This is a very casual, informal process that doesn`t allow public comment, environmental analysis and doesn`t consider conflicts with other uses,

- Kevin Collins

It`s an environmental preserve, a place to have your own peace and build your own house and be secluded, and not worry about having to look out your window and see your neighbor eating his Corn Flakes.

- James Martin

The primary environmental concern is that it does give off toxic gas in a combustion situation.

- Paul Ross

Unless action is taken soon - unless we can display the same vision of that earlier period - we will lose the treasure of California`s open space and environmental beauty.

- Adam Schiff

The results of these tests would allow practitioners to counsel patients on stroke risk and to warn patients that specific environmental factors, such as oral contraceptive use, diet or smoking, may be particularly harmful.

- John Cole

The emissions reductions required by this settlement will lead to cleaner air and significant environmental and public health benefits.

- Kelly Johnson

First of all, it`s the gas mileage. The environmental (impact) is a side benefit.

- Wayne Wilson

Though evidence shows that the terrorists are interested in acquiring nuclear weapons to use against our cities, a learned writer for the New York Review of Books insists that the real weapons of mass destruction are world poverty and environmental abuse. Of course, world poverty is rarely mentioned by terrorists, and those known to be involved have almost all been well fed and are well to do.

- John Leo

Although this technology has been available for 40 years, it has been underutilized. I hope the service being launched here today will lead to increased awareness among consumers about the cost effectiveness, high performance levels and environmental benefits of NGVs, and ultimately lead to more widespread use of these vehicles.

- David Rodgers

Furthermore, both Pennsylvania and New Jersey Departments of Environmental Protection have evaluated the sediment to be dredged and also found it to be not toxic.

- Robert Brady

All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say is that 50 years ago there were no such thing as environmental policies.

- David Attenborough

There are no environmental myths to rebut in this debate, ... The overwhelming opposition to this project is coming from informed citizens and public officials who, with eyes wide open, understand that LNG in Fall River threatens the Taunton River, Mount Hope Bay and Narragansett Bay.

- Jane Austin

Liberals in Congress have spent the past three decades pandering to environmental extremists. The policies they have put in place are in large part responsible for the energy crunch we are seeing today. We have not built a refinery in this country for 30 years.

- Marsha Blackburn

Thirty years of environmental extremist policies on energy consumption in this Nation leads to the situation that we have today.

- Marsha Blackburn

We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have fought for criminal justice. Now we must add a new fight - the fight for electoral justice.

- Barbara Boxer

I thought the prisoners wouldn`t want to sort through the rubbish. But they were happy to do it because of the environmental benefits.

- Paul Cooper

Some people like the challenge of trying to compete under certain environmental conditions, and if that`s the case, ... then Badwater is right up your alley.

- Chris Gibson

Little is known about the environmental occurrence of many chemicals we use to maintain and improve the quality of our daily lives, ... This study begins a process of exploring the occurrence of these chemicals in our nation`s streams.

- Robert Hirsch

We are very excited to be bringing this conference to Europe for the first time, ... It will bring together some of the world`s keenest minds and latest thinking in High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water. It is an excellent opportunity to increase interest in environmental matters and to demonstrate the advances that both agencies have made in bringing related produced and services to the international hydrographic community.

- Katie Jones