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I sort of kept my hand in writing and went to work for the Sierra Club in '52, walked the plank there in '69, founded Friends of the Earth and the League of Conservation Voters after that.

~David R. Brower

Topics: After Club Conservation Earth Founded Friends Hand Kept League Plank Sierra Sort Voters Walked Work Writing

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The Sierra Club is a very good and a very powerful force for conservation and, as a matter of fact, has grown faster since I left than it was growing while I was there! It must be doing something right.

~David R. Brower

Topics: Club Conservation Doing Fact Faster Force Good Growing Grown Left Matter Must Powerful Powerful Force Right Sierra Since Something Than Very While

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I fully support the goal of species protection and conservation and believe that recovery and ultimately delisting of species should be the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's top priority under ESA.

~Dennis Cardoza

Topics: Believe Conservation Fish Fully Goal Priority Protection Recovery Service Should Species Support Top Ultimately Wildlife

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Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.

~Dick Cheney

Topics: Basis Comprehensive Conservation Energy Energy Policy May Personal Policy Sign Sound Sufficient Virtue

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This is the way federal land management should work. Cooperation, not confrontation, should be the hallmark of conservation efforts.

~Dirk Kempthorne

Topics: Confrontation Conservation Cooperation Efforts Federal Hallmark Land Management Should Way Work

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My two primary areas of focus have been open-space conservation and education, and I expect those to remain my priorities in the future. The Irvine open space and parklands provide serenity and balance to our unique Orange County lifestyle.

~Donald Bren

Topics: Area Balance Been Conservation County Education Expect Focus Future Lifestyle Open Open Space Orange Our Primary Priorities Provide Remain Serenity Space Those Two Unique

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Hunting forces a person to endure, to master themselves, even to truly get to know the wild environment. Actually, along the way, hunting and fishing makes you fall in love with the natural world. This is why hunters so often give back by contributing to conservation.

~Donald Trump, Jr.

Topics: Actually Along Back Conservation Contributing Endure Environment Even Fall Fishing Forces Get Give Hunters Hunting Know Love Makes Master Natural Natural World Often Person Themselves Truly Way Why Wild World You

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National Parks are the gold standard for conservation.

~Douglas Tompkins

Topics: Conservation Gold Gold Standard National Parks Standard

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Despite my great disappointment in American foreign policy, I am very proud of the American tradition of wild land conservation. It is the best tradition and example of land conservation in the world. It goes back a long way.

~Douglas Tompkins

Topics: Am American Back Best Conservation Despite Disappointment Example Foreign Foreign Policy Goes Great Land Long Long Way Policy Proud Tradition Very Way Wild World I Am

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Conservation is not without its critics and opposition. There are a lot of special interests that don't want to see land set aside.

~Douglas Tompkins

Topics: Aside Conservation Critics Interests Land Lot Opposition See Set Special Special Interests Want Without

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