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“There is no such place as away.”

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Chief Seattle, born in 1780 and died on June 7, 1866, was a historical figure of an unknown profession. Limited information is available about his life, achievements, and impact. more

“Soil is not usually lost in slabs or heaps of magnificent tonnage. It is lost a little at a time over millions of acres by the careless acts of millions of people. It cannot be saved by heroic feats of gigantic technology, but only by millions of small acts and restraints, conditioned by small fidelities, skills, and desires. Soil loss is ultimately a cultural problem; it will be corrected only by cultural solutions.”

Source: The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry

“We are far more concerned about the desecration of the flag than we are about the desecration of our land.”

Environment Land Concerned Flags

Book:The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry

Source: The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry

“I am I plus my surroundings; and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself.”

Ifs Environment Land Preserves Latter Plus Surroundings Stewardship

Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset

“A man does not plant a tree for himself; he plants it for posterity.”

Men Doe Environment Tree Plant Posterity Plant A Tree Forests And Trees Tree Planting Plants And Trees

Book:Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Source: Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

“We have wished, we eco-freaks, for a disaster or for a social change to come and bomb us into Stone Age, where we might live like Indians in our valley, with our localism, our appropriate technology, our gardens, our homemade religion-guilt-free at last!”

Might Age Lasts Social Technology Environment Garden Stones Guilt Disaster Bombs Appropriate Valleys Freak Frightening Social Change Environmentalist Eco Homemade Stone Age Guilt Free

Author:Stewart Brand

“Celebrate Earth Day every day.”

Earth Celebrate Halt Earth Day World Earth Day

Author:John Denver

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