"We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."
-David Suzuki
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"Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.“
-David Suzuki
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"The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations."
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"The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work."
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"The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home."
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"Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us."
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"If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history."
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