“For that reason the simple test of the slogan 'Consume Less' as a basis for social action on the environment would be to tell it to the blacks in the ghetto. The message will not be very well received for there are many people in this country who consume less than is needed to sustain a decent life.” PeopleWellsCountryReasonWould BeActionSocialSimpleEnvironmentNeededMessagesTestsBasesDecentSlogansGhettoAffluenceSocial ActionDecent Life Author:Barry Commoner
“Recycling is a good thing to do. It makes people feel good to do it. The thing I want to emphasize is the vast difference between recycling for the purpose of feeling good and recycling for the purpose of solving the trash problem.” PeopleWantFeelsFeelingsProblemPurposeDifferencesEnvironmentGood ThingsFeel GoodThings To DoTrashRecyclingReuse Author:Barry Commoner
“The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die.” PeopleDiesEnergyIndustryEssentialsSickCrisisFundamentalsFaultsEnvironmentalProductionsAriseAgricultureTransportationEnvironmental Crisis Author:Barry Commoner
“Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.” PeopleActionWantedEarthUnderstoodEvidenceThreatEnvironmentalResolveEarth DayFirefighterWorld Earth Day Author:Barry Commoner
