“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
“And no matter how serious an environmental problem the automobile poses in today's big city, the horse was dirtier, smelled worse, killed and maimed more people, and congested the streets just as much.” PeopleMatterProblemBigsTodayCitiesStreetsSeriousHorseEnvironmentalAutomobileBig CitiesEnvironmental Problems Book:People and Performance Source: People and Performance
“Today the great gift of God's Creation is exposed to serious dangers and lifestyles which can degrade it. Environmental pollution is making particularly unsustainable the lives of the poor of the world ... we must pledge ourselves to take care of creation and to share its resources in solidarity.” WorldCareTodayPoorShareDangerCreationSeriousResourcesEnvironmentalClimate ChangeTake CareLifestyleExposedPollutionSolidarityPledgeGift From GodDegradeGreat GiftsGod's CreationEnvironmental Pollution Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“From earliest times, water has always been acknowledged as a primary human good and an indispensable natural resource. Around the great rivers of the world, like the Mississippi, great cultures have developed, while over the course of the centuries the prosperity of countless societies has been linked to these waterways. Today, however, the great fluvial systems of every continent are exposed to serious threats, often as a result of man's activity and decisions.” MenWorldHumansHas BeensTodayCultureCoursesWaterNaturalDecisionResultsCenturySeriousActivityResourcesRiversThreatEnvironmentalProsperityPrimariesExposedContinentsIndispensableLinkedNatural ResourcesMississippi Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“If we are really serious about protecting the environment, the discharge pipes and stacks of industry would all plug directly into their intake side, and costs would not be externalized to a voiceless environment.” IfsSidesEnvironmentSeriousIndustryCostEnvironmentalPollutionPipePlugsDischargeVoiceless Author:Wes Jackson
“Few if any political philosophers have had the courage of tackling the Cold War. Even the best of them have kept silent or have stated some bromides glossing over the serious shortcomings of "our" side, such as racism, social injustice, extreme income disparities, the exploitation of the Third World, and environmental degradation.” IfsWorldWarPoliticalSocialSidesSeriousColdRacismThirdsSilentEnvironmentalInjusticePhilosopherExtremesIncomeExploitationCold WarShortcomingsDegradationThird WorldDisparityTacklingEnvironmental DegradationSocial Injustice Author:Mario Bunge
“I believe that climate change is the great global crisis that we face, environmental crisis. I believe that if you're serious about climate change, you don't encourage the excavation and transportation of very dirty oil.” IfsBelieveFacesI BelieveSeriousCrisisClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeOilDirtyTransportationEnvironmental Crisis Author:Bernie Sanders
“In a nuclear age, and in an age of serious environmental degradation, apocalyptic belief creates a serious second order danger. The precarious logic of self-interest that saw us through the Cold War would collapse if the leaders of one nuclear state came to welcome, or ceased to fear mass death.” IfsWarSelfStatesAgeOrderBeliefInterestLeaderSawsDangerSeriousColdMassLogicEnvironmentalNuclearWelcomeCollapseCold WarSelf InterestDegradationApocalypticPrecariousEnvironmental Degradation Author:Ian Mcewan
“The obvious one, in a market system, in a really functioning one, whoever's making the decisions doesn't pay attention to what are called externalities, effects on others. I sell you a car, if our eyes are open we'll make a good deal for ourselves but we're not asking how it's going to affect her [over there.] It will, there'll be more congestion, gas prices will go up, there will be environmental effects and that multiplies over the whole population. Well, that's very serious.” IfsWellsWholeEyeDecisionDealsPayAttentionEffectsCarSeriousAskingSellsEnvironmentalPopulationObviousPay AttentionGasGas PricesCongestionExternalities Author:Noam Chomsky
“Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world.” WorldProblemCausesCarSeriousIndustryEnvironmentalShipsPlanesMeatGasFactoriesTruckFarmingEmissionsGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesContributorsFactory FarmingEnvironmental ProblemsMeat Industry Author:Joan Jett
“Environmental regulation looked like it was going to be under serious attack, and they were giving all of those speeches about getting government off people's backs.” PeopleGivingGovernmentSeriousSpeechEnvironmentalRegulation Author:Robert Hass
“Egypt's priorities in fact are all related to the environment: food, water, health, energy, employment and education. Egypt is facing some very serious environmental challenges. The country has limited natural resources and has to decide how to manage these to meet the needs of a growing population.” CountryEnergyWaterNaturalChallengesEnvironmentSeriousEnvironmentalPrioritiesManageNatural Resources Author:Mindy Baha El Din