Without international participation, jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, environmental protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy. Fred Upton countryeconomyemission share on social
China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it caps aspirations there will be a revolution. James Lovelock americaaspirationcap Change image and share on social
We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.' Ban Ki-moon planplanetresource Change image and share on social
I think the environmental problem will be the number one item on the agenda of the 21st century... This is a problem that cannot be postponed. Mikhail Gorbachev 21stagendumcentury Change image and share on social
Threats that could wipe out the bulk of life on earth abound. Planetary catastrophe could come in the form of a killer asteroid impact, the eruption of massive supervolcanoes, a nearby gamma ray burst that sterilizes the earth, or by human-driven environmental collapse. Ramez Naam aboundasteroidbulk share on social
There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it. Thomas R. Cech areaattentionconcern Change image and share on social
Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together. Henry Paulson addresschinaconcern Change image and share on social
Americans increasingly understand that clean energy is more than just an environmental issue. It is crucial to reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign countries. Martin Heinrich americancleancountry Change image and share on social
Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. Gaylord Nelson concernenvironmentalfranklin Change image and share on social
I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government needs to do to generate growth is cut worker and environmental protections, cut taxes on the rich and stroke 'fat cats' until they purr with pleasure. I'm completely repudiating the idea that government has to get out of the way. Vince Cable catcompletelyconfront share on social