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Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Dollars Economy Environmental Environmental Protection Fragile Hear Our Over Politicians Protection Say Spend Tax

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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.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Beyond Detrimental Effects Energy Environmental Fewer Fossil Fossil Fuels Fuels Impacts Individual Move Must Our Overall Priorities Reducing Supplies Top Use Water

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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.

~Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Topics: Action Century Change Clear Climate Climate Change Coming Could Death Effects Environmental Everglades Florida Global Global Warming Gorilla Our Over Pound Room South Taken Threaten True Upheaval Urgent Warming

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

~Dennis Weaver

Topics: Addiction Environmental Every Fossil Fossil Fuels Fuels Oil Our Practically Primarily Problem

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The first time I was ever impressed with Patagonia as a brand was when they released the 'Don't Buy This Jacket' campaign. That campaign highlighted their understanding of their role in a larger environmental justice space.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Brand Buy Campaign Environmental Ever First First Time Impressed Jacket Justice Larger Released Role Space Time Understanding

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Like the other great revolutions, an environmental revolution will require sacrifices and lead to enormous gains. It, too, will change the face of the land and human institutions, hierarchies, self-definitions, cultures. It will take centuries. If it happens. There is no guarantee, of course.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Centuries Change Course Cultures Enormous Environmental Face Gains Great Guarantee Happens Human Institutions Land Lead Like No Guarantee Other Require Revolution Revolutions Sacrifices Take Too Will

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It's Nixon who created the Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Air and Water Acts. Endangered Species Act. Promoted affirmative action. One could go on and on with Nixon as a New Deal liberal on domestic policy and a hawk, but one with great geo-political skills.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Act Action Acts Affirmative Affirmative Action Agency Air Clean Clean Air Could Created Deal Domestic Endangered Endangered Species Endangered Species Act Environmental Environmental Protection Go Great Hawk Liberal New New Deal Nixon Policy Promoted Protection Skills Species Water Who

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I think there's a green side to John Kerry, if you like, that he's an environmental activist. His record on the environment is as best as you have on a pro-environment record of anybody in the U.S. Senate.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Activist Anybody Best Environment Environmental Green He His John John Kerry Kerry Like Record Senate Side Think U.s. Senate You I Think

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What's it like to envision the ten-thousand-year environmental impact of tossing a plastic bottle into the trash bin, all in the single second it takes to actually toss it? Or the ten-thousand-year history of the fossil fuel being burned to drive to work or iron a shirt? It may be environmentally progressive, but it's not altogether pleasant.

~Douglas Rushkoff

Topics: Actually Altogether Being Bin Bottle Burned Drive Environmental Environmentally Envision Fossil Fuel History Impact Iron Like May Plastic Pleasant Progressive Second Shirt Single Takes Toss Trash Work

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With my biology degree, I got this job at an environmental lab. We tested sewage runoff, we tested chemical warfare waste runoff. It's a job I'll never do again and I would never wish upon anybody.

~Dustin Lynch

Topics: Again Anybody Biology Chemical Degree Environmental Got Job Lab Never Tested Warfare Waste Wish Would

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