In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards. Barry Commoner bitterlycasecorporation Change image and share on social
The wave of new productive enterprises would provide opportunities to remedy the unjust distribution of environmental hazards among economic classes and racial and ethnic communities. Barry Commoner classcommunitydistribution Change image and share on social
No action is without its side effects. Barry Commoner actioneffectside Change image and share on social
Seen that way, the wholesale transformation of production technologies that is mandated by pollution prevention creates a new surge of economic development. Barry Commoner createdevelopmenteconomic Change image and share on social
The AEC scientists were so narrowly focused on arming the United States for nuclear war that they failed to perceive facts - even widely known ones - that were outside their limited field of vision. Barry Commoner aecarmfact Change image and share on social
What is new is that environmentalism intensely illuminates the need to confront the corporate domain at its most powerful and guarded point - the exclusive right to govern the systems of production. Barry Commoner confrontcorporatedomain Change image and share on social
I don't believe in environmentalism as the solution to anything. What I believe is that environmentalism illuminates the things that need to be done to solve all of the problems together. Barry Commoner environmentalismilluminateproblem Change image and share on social
In certain ways, I'm not very different than I was when I was a teenager. Barry Commoner teenagerway Change image and share on social
As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world - most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the world's poor. Barry Commoner doctorearthencompass share on social
