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Climate Change Quotes
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“Entering the 21st century, humanity has been living in a world with a footprint greater than the planet’s capacity. Clearly, we cannot continue to live beyond the Earth’s means… we must alter the trajectory, the thinking, and the practices that have placed us in this mission critical state.”
– This Spaceship Earth Houle and Rumage
“There’s no business to be done on a dead planet.”
– David Brower
“It isn’t enough to do our best, sometimes we have to do what is required.”
Winston Churchill
“First, we take stock of the status of our planetary spaceship. Next, we forgive what has happened, as we all played a part. 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
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
– Dr. Suess, The Lorax
“Saving civilization is not a spectator sport. We all have to get involved.”
– Lester Brown
“We need to move from Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) to Mutually Insured Survival (MIS). The issue before us is not – can we change? The issue we are facing is – will we change?”
– This Spaceship Earth Houle and Rumage
“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
“We are in a changing, dynamic, planetary situation that has never existed during modern humanity’s time on Earth. We are convinced that this calls for a new consciousness, a planetary crew consciousness.”
– This Spaceship Earth Houle and Rumage
