David Suzuki Quotes
Unless we are willing to encourage our children to reconnect with and appreciate the natural world, we can't expect them to help protect and care for it.
If all humans disappeared today ,the earth would start improving tomorrow.If all the ants disappeared today ,the earth would start dying tomorrow.
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.
If one day I look out from my cabin's porch and see a row of windmills spinning in the distance, I won't curse them. I will praise them. It will mean we are finally getting somewhere.
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.
In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled.
Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.
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.
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.
The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members of society.
Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.
The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.
One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.
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.
What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.
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.
Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive.
We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.
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.
Water is our most precious resource, but we waste it, just as we waste other resources, including oil and gas.
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.
I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.
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Any politician or scientist who tells you these [GMO] products are safe is either very stupid or lying.
Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.
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?
The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.
Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall.
We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.
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.
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.
When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.
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.
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.
It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.
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.
Just as human activity is upsetting Earth's carbon cycle, our actions are altering the water cycle.
Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.
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.
Our choices at all levels-individual, community, corporate and government-affect nature. And they affect us.
