“I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century.” ShouldFirstsBelieveForceI BelieveSocialCenturyMajorsConcernTwentiesEnvironmentalCorporationsVery Strong Author:Bill Ford
“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journeywork of the stars, And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg of the wren, And the tree toad is a chef-d'oeurve for the highest, And the running blackberry would adorn the parlors of heaven, And the narrowest hinge in my hand puts to scorn all machinery, And the cow crunching with depress'd head surpasses any statue, And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels!” BelieveEnoughHandsRunningI BelieveHeavenStarsPerfectTreeHighestMiracleEnvironmentalGrassSandEggsCowsGrainDepressingChefMiceLeafsMachineryStatuesScornHingesInfidelLeaves Of GrassToadsGrains Of SandParlorBlackberriesWrens Author:Walt Whitman
“The oceans are in trouble. There are some serious problems out there that I believe are not clear to many people. My hope is to continually find new ways of creating images and stories that both celebrate the sea yet also highlight environmental problems. Photography can be a powerful instrument for change.” PeopleWayBelieveStoriesProblemI BelievePowerfulClearTroubleSeaSeriousOceanCreatingPhotographyInstrumentsEnvironmentalCelebrateNew WaysHighlightsEnvironmental Problems Author:Brian Skerry
“We already have the material means to eradicate deep poverty and thereby eradicate hunger. We have the material means to begin the tremendous clean up of the environmental messes we’ve created. We have, I believe, the psychological, emotional and spiritual means to create a world without war. We have the material means to create a world in which unnecessary human suffering has been drastically diminished. My vision for the future is that we do those things. And I think we will.” ThinkingWorldBelieveHumansMeanHas BeensWarSpiritualSufferingI BelieveVisionPovertyEmotionalMaterialsCleanEnvironmentalHungerPsychologicalMessUnnecessaryHuman Suffering Author:Marianne Williamson
“Contempt for science could perhaps depend on the fact that, science hasn't been able to solve any of our basic problems, for example the environmental pollution or the problems with HIV and AIDS. This is the worst disease of our time, and scientists are lost. I believe that many people are disappointed with science when the answers we need are not delivered.” PeopleNeedsBelieveFactsProblemAbleLostI BelieveAnswersWorstExampleDependsDiseaseScientistEnvironmentalSolveAidsOur TimeDisappointedContemptPollutionHivEnvironmental Pollution Author:Bjorn Ulvaeus
“I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments.” WayShouldBelieveI BelieveGrowthCommitmentGreenMeetingsClimateResponseEnvironmentalClimate ChangeImperatives Author:William Hague
“Perhaps one of the most meaningful ways to sense the impact of the environmental crisis is to confront the question which is always asked about Lake Erie: how can we restore it? I believe the only valid answer is that no one knows. For it should be clear that even if overnight all of the pollutants now pouring into Lake Erie were stopped, there would still remain the problem of the accumulated mass of pollutants in the lake bottom.” IfsKnowsWayShouldBelieveStillsProblemI BelieveWaterAnswersClearMassCrisisImpactEnvironmentalBottomMeaningfulLakesPouringMost MeaningfulEnvironmental CrisisLake Erie Author:Barry Commoner