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I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature. I can be thoroughly nasty when I get going, and I don't pull my punches. ↗

— Helen Suzman

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But now I've got a young son and his interest is in science and now when I talk to him, I see that in the science sphere of our lives there is new, there is progress. ↗

— Janet Suzman

#him #his #i #i see #interest

Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade. ↗

— David Suzuki

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Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us. ↗

— David Suzuki

#bottom line #conserving #consumption #economy #effects

For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority. ↗

— David Suzuki

#economic #even #grandchildren #health #make

Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits to farmers who grow that food. ↗

— David Suzuki

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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking. ↗

— David Suzuki

#earth #earthquakes #gas #high #into

We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched. ↗

— David Suzuki

#biological #chemical #geological #globe #left

We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control. ↗

— David Suzuki

#bags #become #control #dependent #easy

The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work. ↗

— David Suzuki

#bodies #cancer #diabetes #diet #disease