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As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside. ↗

— David Suzuki

#families #getting #grandparents #into #key

Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures. ↗

— David Suzuki

#associated #benefits #care #care costs #change

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. ↗

— David Suzuki

#global #history #human #human history #leadership

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. ↗

— David Suzuki

#alive #allows #amount #biodiversity #destroy

I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states that marriage is between a man and a woman. ↗

— Jimmy Swaggart

#between #bush #constitutional #constitutional amendment #god

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. ↗

— David Suzuki

#consequences #consumer #deeply #ecological #held

The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of thousands of lives, homes and businesses lost, ecosystems destroyed, species driven to extinction, infrastructure smashed and people inconvenienced. ↗

— David Suzuki

#beyond #businesses #causing #change #climate

The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals. ↗

— David Suzuki

#away #been #deals #delay #desire

We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous. ↗

— David Suzuki

#children #connecting #dangerous #dirty #facebook

I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game. ↗

— Ichiro Suzuki

#game #i #i feel #i feel like #like