“Donald J. Trump is now the face of climate denial. His is the voice of climate denial.”— David Wallace-Wells, Al Gore, nymag.com
“How much will temperatures in US cities change by 2050? By then, scientists say average global warming since preindustrial levels could be about twice what it is in 2018 — and much more obvious and disruptive.”— Umair Irfan, vox.com
“A landmark report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change paints a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and says that avoiding the damage requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has 'no documented…”— Coral Davenport, nytimes.com
“Is it a comfort or a curse, the knowledge that we could have avoided all this?”— Nathaniel Rich, nytimes.com
“Zelda: So, I hear things are heating up between you and Derek. Sabrina: Well, let's just say we could melt a glacier.”— Barry Vigon, Tom Walla, Sabrina Spellman, Melissa Joan Hart, imdb.com
“Humanity's thirst for natural resources can only be sustained if we adapt our patterns of consumption. Competition for necessities like water, food and land will inevitably intensify. To meet the challenge of climate change and environmental depletion we must all cooperate.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“Even if you insist on continuing to not give a shit about whether disabled people have access to the tools they need to live their lives. Straw bans will not save the environment. They are not a particularly major source of plastic pollution.”— Kim Sauder, twitter.com
“The important thing—follow the rules and the woods will wordlessly accept me, sharing some of their peace and beauty. Cross the line, though, and beasts of silence lay in wait to maul me with razor-sharp claws.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Goodstein demonstrated that in every case, when compared with the actual costs paid, the estimates were grossly inflated. His examples range from asbestos to vinyl, and in all instances but one the estimated cost flowing from regulatory change was at least double the actual cost paid, while in some…”— Tim Flannery, amazon.com
“While we sit in our air-conditioned homes and eat, drink and make merry like cattle in a feedlot without the slightest thought about the consequences of our consumption of water, food and energy, we only hasten the destruction—in the long term—of our kind.”— Tim Flannery, amazon.com
“One of the biggest obstacles to making a start on climate change is that it has become a cliche before it has even been understood.”— Tim Flannery, amazon.com
“Some time this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all natural forces. Then, the insurance industry and the courts will no longer be able to talk of Acts of God, because even the most unreasonable of us could have foreseen the consequences. Instead, the…”— Tim Flannery, ft.com
“The perennial cry to 'Save Earth' is odd. Planet Earth survives massive asteroid strikes -- it'll survive anything we throw at it. But Life on Earth will not.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“As a parent, I approach the subject of climate change much like I approach the subject of sex: While I answer all questions, without hesitation and in full, I make sure not to answer more questions than I’m asked.”— Michelle Nijhuis, theatlantic.com
“When you can see the difference recycling makes in your house, you can begin to imagine how big an impact it can have on the world.”— Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, amazon.com
“How we treat the earth says much about us as a society, about our spirit and strengthen as a nation.”— Robert Redford, amazon.com
“Politics will always be part of the equation. Whom we elect to office on every level will always play into it all.”— Robert Redford, amazon.com
“Human beings existed on this planet in harmony and in balance with it [resources]. There was a give and take between us and our resources. Now all of a sudden we feel like everything is getting kicked out from underneath us.”— Cameron Diaz, amazon.com