“In the rich world, the environmental situation has improved dramatically. In the United States, the most important environmental indicator, particulate air pollution, has been cut by more than half since 1955, rivers and coastal waters have dramatically improved, and forests are increasing.” WorldHas BeensImportantStatesWaterUnitedHalfSituationUnited StatesRichCuttingAirRiversEnvironmentalForestsPollutionIndicatorsCoastalAir PollutionEnvironmental PollutionWoods And ForestsAir Quality Author:Bjorn Lomborg
“During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come.” PeopleWantStatesEyeEnergyVoiceUnitedVisionUnited StatesEconomyGenerationsHeardEuropeEnvironmentalIraqIsraelJapanHealthcareIndonesiaBrazilRenewable EnergyGaza Author:Michael Franti
“The effort to improve the conditions of man, however, is not a task for the few. It is the task of all nations-acting alone, acting in groups, acting in the United Nations, for plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth, the sea and the air are the concern of every nation. And science, technology and education can be the ally of every nation.” MenChildrenEarthNationsUnitedEffortActingTechnologyGroupsAirSeaConditionsConcernTasksEnvironmentalHungerAlliesPollutionUnited NationsFoePlagueHazardsPlunderPestilenceScience TechnologyTechnology And Education Author:John F. Kennedy
“Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of bird song.” StatesScienceSongUnitedSilenceBeautyMorningUnited StatesReturnSpringBirdAreasFilledSilentEnvironmentalPollutionEarly MorningSilent SpringEarly BirdBird Song Author:Rachel Carson
“In reality, Kyoto was a huge transfer of resources from the United States to the Third World, under the guise of environmental protection.” WorldStatesRealityUnitedUnited StatesHugeResourcesThirdsEnvironmentalProtectionTransfersThird WorldGuiseEnvironmental ProtectionKyotoKyoto Protocol Author:Charles Krauthammer
“During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.” ImportantCountryStatesWholeFunnyMovingGrowthUnitedUnited StatesEconomicInternetCreatingEnvironmentalCongressEducationalProtectionImprovementMoving ForwardOur CountryRangeInitiativeProvenEconomic GrowthGoreEducational SystemEnvironmental Protection Author:Al Gore
“consumption can be very harmful to the world. I'm not a big proponent of the idea that consumption makes you morally bad, but there are consequences to our acts, and those consequences are environmental degradation and the huge social inequalities that make our standard of living in the United States possible.” WorldIdeasStatesBigsSocialUnitedUnited StatesHugeStandardsConsequenceEnvironmentalInequalityConsumptionConsumerismDegradationStandards Of LivingEnvironmental DegradationSocial Inequality Author:Judith Levine
“What is the environmental policy of the Republican Party? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare, if I'm president of the United States, we're going to address climate change and CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way.” IfsWayStatesAsksPresidentChangeUnitedPartyUnited StatesPolicyRepublicanClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeStaringAddressesFriendlyBlankRepublican PartyEmissionsCo2Environmental PolicyCo2 EmissionsBlank Stares Author:Lindsey Graham
“Although the United States has made tremendous progress cleaning up its water by removing billions of pounds of pollutants and doubling the number of waterways safe for fishing and swimming, a majority of Americans live within 10 miles of a polluted lake, river, stream or coastal area.” MadeStatesWaterUnitedNumbersUnited StatesProgressSafeAreasRiversMajorityEnvironmentalBillionsMilesStreamsLakesFishingPoundsSwimmingCleaningCleaning UpCoastal Author:Carol Browner
“Ours is certainly not an old culture. Yet in recent decades we've used more energy, destroyed more soil, created more pathogenicity (temporarily stopped some too, for sure), mutated more bacteria, and dumped more toxicity on the planet than all the cultures before us-combined. I love the United States, but I am not blind to the wrongs. I have no desire to live anywhere else, but that doesn't mean I think everything we're doing should be done or can be maintained.” ThinkingShouldMeanStatesDoneUsedDesireCultureEnergyUnitedUnited StatesPlanetsBlindEnvironmentalDecadesDestroyedSoilSustainabilityToxicityBacteriaDumpedDesire To LiveOld Culture Author:Joel Salatin
“What is urgently needed is a bold new move from a consumer economy to a conserver economy in all of the developed countries, and particularly in the United States.” CountryStatesMovingUnitedUnited StatesEconomyNeededEnvironmentalConsumersSustainabilityDeveloped Country Book:Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline
“Here in the United States, a study of nearly 700 women in California showed an increased risk of fetal death among babies whose mothers lived near crops when certain pesticides were sprayed. The largest risks were found among pregnant women exposed during the critical first trimester and among those who lived in the same square mile where pesticides were used.” FirstsStatesUsedMotherCertainFoundUnitedUnited StatesStudyRiskBabyEnvironmentalCriticalMilesCaliforniaSquaresExposedPollutionPregnantCropsPregnant WomenPesticides Book:Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood Source: Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood
“The survey of more than 100 waterways downstream from treatment plants and animal feedlots in 30 states found minute amounts of dozens of antibiotics, hormones, pain relievers, cough suppressants, disinfectants and other products. It is not known whether they are harmful to plants, animals or people. The findings were released yesterday on the Web site of the United States Geological Survey, which conducted the research, and in an online journal, Environmental Science and Technology.” PeopleStatesPainFoundWaterAnimalUnitedKnownTechnologyUnited StatesMinutesProductsAmountFindingsResearchPlantEnvironmentalYesterdayTreatmentOnlineDozenSiteJournalSurveysHormonesScience And TechnologyPlants And AnimalsAntibioticsEnvironmental Science Author:Andrew Revkin
“You are not exposed to one chemical at a time, but a complex mixture of chemicals that changes day by day, hour by hour, depending on where you are and the environment you are in... In the United States alone it is estimated that over 72,000 different chemicals are used regularly. Two thousand five hundred new chemicals are introduced annually-and of these, only 15 are partially tested for their safety. Not one of the chemicals in use today has been adequately tested for these intergenerational effects that are initiated in the womb.” Has BeensTwoDifferentStatesUseTodayUsedHoursUnitedUnited StatesEnvironmentFiveEffectsThousandHundredSafetyComplexesEnvironmentalWhere You AreChemicalsExposedPollutionTestedWombMixtures Author:Theo Colborn
“The irony of environmental opposition to the Keystone XL project is that stopping the pipeline to the U.S. will not stop production in the oil sands of Canada. Instead of coming to the United States, the oil will still be produced and shipped by rail or a pipeline similar to the Keystone XL to Canada's Pacific Coast.” StillsStatesUnitedUnited StatesProjectsEnvironmentalProductionsOilIronyCanadaSandOppositionStoppingCoastPacificRailPipelineKeystonesKeystone Pipeline Author:John Hoeven