#natural resource

It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come. ↗

— Edward Zwick

#benefit #come #country #diamonds #discovered

We cannot but feel uneasy about the losses caused by humanity themselves. Apart from the losses of life and property in destructive wars, the environment and natural resources are also being destroyed by human hands. ↗

— Nong Duc Manh

#also #apart #being #cannot #caused

There are many outsiders that actively try to halt every natural resource development project in Alaska. Many of these same people have never even been to Alaska, yet they claim to know what's best for us. ↗

— Lisa Murkowski

#alaska #been #best #claim #development

Human beings are going to be relying on natural resources for a long time. ↗

— Gale Norton

#going #human #human beings #long #long time

Canada has great natural resources, and its people have the spirit and ability to develop them. ↗

— Charles E. Wilson

#canada #develop #great #natural #natural resources

There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource. ↗

— Johnny Vegas

#because #comics #drag #everything #gifted

President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land to its natural condition is what we are doing here today - breaking pavement for the People's Garden. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#commitment #condition #doing #expressed #garden

When elected officials abandon our environment and ruin our natural resources, public health is endangered. I know the importance of providing a clean environment for our children; I have attended more than one funeral for a child who has died from an asthma attack. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#asthma #attack #attended #child #children

The electronic spectrum is the only natural resource in which there's no such thing as private property rights. You can't own a piece of the spectrum. ↗

— Adrian Cronauer

#natural #natural resource #only #own #piece

And I believe that it becomes a troubled continent because there are those who must always cause confusion so that we do not keep these natural resources. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#because #becomes #believe #cause #confusion