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“The atmosphere almost looks like an eggshell on an egg, it's so thin. We know that we don't have much air - we need to protect what we have.”

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Eileen Collins

Eileen Collins is an American astronaut born on November 19, 1956. She is renowned for her outstanding contributions to the field of space exploration, becoming the first female commander of the Space Shuttle. more

“A child born in a wealthy country is likely to consume, waste, and pollute more in his lifetime than 50 children born in developing nations. Our energy-burning lifestyles are pushing our planet to the point of no return. It is dawning on us at last that the life of our world is as vulnerable as the children we raise.”

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Author:George Carey

“We consider it vital that the community of nations be drawn together in an orderly, disciplined, rational way to review the history of our global environment, to assess the potential for future climate change, and to develop effective programs.”

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Author:George H. W. Bush

“I believe we should make use of what we know. We know that the future of the Earth must not be compromised.”

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Author:George H. W. Bush

“The United States will continue its efforts to improve our understanding of climate change - to seek hard data, accurate models, and new ways to improve the science - and determine how best to meet these tremendous challenges.”

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Author:George H. W. Bush

“Do we want to be remembered as the generation that saved the banks and let the biosphere collapse?”

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Author:George Monbiot

“Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.”

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Book:The Poetical Works of William Cowper

Source: The Poetical Works of William Cowper

“We know the surface temperature of the Earth is warming. It has risen by .6 degrees Celsius over the past 100 years. There was a warming trend from the 1890s to the 1940s, cooling from the 1940s to the 1970s, and then sharply rising temperatures from the 1970s to today.”

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Author:George W. Bush

“There is a natural greenhouse effect that contributes to warming. Greenhouse gases trap heat and thus warm the Earth because they prevent a significant portion of infrared radiation from escaping into space.”

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Author:George W. Bush

“Concentration of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, have increased substantially since the beginning of the industrial revolution. And the National Academy of Sciences indicates that the increase is due in large part to human activity.”

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Book:The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary

Source: The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary

“We do not know how much our climate could or will change in the future. We do not know how fast change will occur or even how some of our actions could impact it.”

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Book:The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary

Source: The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary

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