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Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Atmosphere Been Chemicals Condition Environmental Even Exist Far Hazardous Introduced Loads Planet Than Wastes Worse Years Years Ago

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The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Conservation Culture Environmental Ethic Important Issue Lack Mentioned Most Our Rarely The Most Important

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If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Address Continue Create Disaster Environment Here Issue Live Lives Only Ourselves Species Though Where

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We must recognize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Anytime Around Consequences Extinguish Life Must Part Recognize Serious Species Web World You

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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.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Education Environmental First First Grade Giving Grade Hard High High School School Sciences Social Social Sciences Start State Teachers Through Wisconsin

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Teddy Roosevelt of course was a great outdoorsman all his life.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Course Great His Life Roosevelt Teddy

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The issues are by some geometric number - 100 or 200 or 500 - times more complicated today than we appreciated them to be when Franklin Roosevelt was around.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Appreciated Around Complicated Franklin Franklin Roosevelt Geometric Issues More Number Roosevelt Some Than Them Times Today

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Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: About Concerned Environmental Environmental Issues Franklin Franklin Roosevelt Issues Roosevelt Very

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I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power.

~Gaylord Nelson

Topics: Because Cities Disappear Electrical Engine Internal Mass Next Our Power Streets Think Thirty Transportation Will Years I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: June 4th, 1916

Died: July 3rd, 2005

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