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
The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it. Barry Commoner actioncrisisenvironmental Change image and share on social
The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die. Barry Commoner agriculturearisecrisis Change image and share on social
If you ask what you are going to do about global warming, the only rational answer is to change the way in which we do transportation, energy production, agriculture and a good deal of manufacturing. The problem originates in human activity in the form of the production of goods. Barry Commoner activityagricultureanswer share on social
The age of innocent faith in science and technology may be over. Barry Commoner agefaithinnocent Change image and share on social
The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it. Barry Commoner changeconfrontcorporate share on social
What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are. Barry Commoner dealeasyenvironmental 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
The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II. Barry Commoner agoassaultbegin Change image and share on social
