#ironmen

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement. ↗

— Maurice Strong

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We in the industrialized world make a greater difference because our ecological footprint, our impact on the condition of the environment, is 40 to 50 times larger than that of people in the developing world. ↗

— Maurice Strong

#condition #developing #developing world #difference #ecological

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

#detrimental #effects #energy #environmental #fewer

From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change. ↗

— David Suzuki

#change #changes #environmental #evolutionary #explosive

If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly. ↗

— David Suzuki

#bags #billion #efficient #efficiently #environmentally

With all the hybrid stuff and things like that, I think that's a fabulous direction to go with cars in that sense. As someone who grew up around muscle cars, I'll never not be able to not love a muscle car. Not that I don't care about the environment, that's not it. But I adore muscle cars. ↗

— Michael Symon

#about #adore #around #car #care

For over 15 years, through the clean coal programs of the Department of Energy, the Federal Government has been a solid partner, working jointly with private companies and the states to develop and demonstrate a new generation of environmentally clean technology using coal. ↗

— Tim Holden

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I think achieving a higher fiscal stability is also a very important condition for restoring an environment which is conducive to growth. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

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People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#environmental issue #food #issue #people #slow

In the rich world, the environmental situation has improved dramatically. In the United States, the most important environmental indicator, particulate air pollution, has been cut by more than half since 1955, rivers and coastal waters have dramatically improved, and forests are increasing. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

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