We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural capital - the resource systems upon which we depend to live - instead of our human capital. Paul Hawken capitalcenturydepend Change image and share on social
I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that. Judd Gregg areaenvironmentalhave share on social
Determining the value of individual texts has been an ideological scuffle in literary criticism for centuries: but the environmental cost of printing them hauls this dispute from the ivory tower into day-to-day decision-making. Is it right to write? The publishing industry is slowly beginning to commit to using sustainably harvested trees. Tristram Stuart begincommitcost share on social
Watching cold fusion is like watching water boil in slow motion. First, sufficient deuterium has to penetrate the palladium electrode. This can take a few weeks. Then, if excess heat is generated during the next month or two, accurate temperature readings require extreme precautions to exclude environmental effects. Charles Platt accurateboilcold share on social
It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it. David R. Brower energylotmankind Change image and share on social
On almost every environmental issue I care about, in fact, I've been wrong at one point or another. I used to think that climate change was no big deal, that most environmental problems were massive exaggerations, that oil reserves were effectively unlimited, and more. Ramez Naam bigcarechange share on social
Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. Keith Ellison constructioncreateengineer Change image and share on social
People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame - and only one - themselves. Robert Collier blameenvironmentpeople 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
Fundamentally, if you look at where the environmental issues are coming from, it's all because of humans and our impact on the environment, so while it's true that one individual is not going to sufficiently fix the environment, it is a necessary thing. David Filo comeenvironmentenvironmental share on social