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Climate Change Quotes
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“If we continue to pollute air, water and soil, destroying biodiversity that keeps us alive and well, no amount of money will save us.”
– David Suzuki
“Soon, everyone will have to make the choice between what is right and what is easy.”
– Professor Dumbledore
“Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or a conservative challenge; it is common sense.”
– Ronald Reagan
“Spaceship Earth is where all humans live. There is no other known planet inhabited or inhabitable by humans, this is our only place.”
– This Spaceship Earth Houle and Rumage
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.”
– Marshall McLuhan
“Environment and economy are two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.”
– Wangari Maathai
“As we continue to alter the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet by burning fossil fuels, intact nature is one of the only things that can save us. Pristine wilderness is a hedge against our collective ignorance.”
– David Suzuki
“First, we take stock of the status of our planetary spaceship. Next, we forgive what has happened, as we all played a part in what has taken place. We then let go of past models of thought and implementation. Lastly, we face forward, think differently, and (re)discover smarter and more elegant ways to interact with and operate This Spaceship Earth.”
– This Spaceship Earth Houle and Rumage
“We can’t save the world by playing by the rules. The rules have to be changed.”
– Greta Thunberg, age 15, Swedish climate activist
“No matter how complex or affluent, human societies are nothing but a subsystem of the biosphere, the Earth’s thin veneer of life, which is ultimately run by bacteria, fungi and green plants.”
– Vaclav Smil
