For businesses, biomimicry is about bringing a new discipline - biology - to the design table. It's not to write an environmental impact statement, as most biologists in business do right now. Janine Benyus biologistbiologybiomimicry Change image and share on social
No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement. Jostein Gaarder activealikeday Change image and share on social
A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment. Beverly Sills artautonomyculture share on social
We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources. Paul Hawken assumeefficientgain share on social
The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture. Gaylord Nelson conservationcultureenvironmental Change image and share on social
Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. Henry David Thoreau earthflygod Change image and share on social
Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs. Jim Clyburn balancecitizenearth Change image and share on social
There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement. Galen Rowell environmentalmajormovement Change image and share on social
Nuclear power will help provide the electricity that our growing economy needs without increasing emissions. This is truly an environmentally responsible source of energy. Michael Burgess economyelectricityemission Change image and share on social
Green-tech could be the largest economic opportunity of the 21st Century. John Doerr 21stcenturyeconomic Change image and share on social