“Coal is what's used most to create electrical power. Coal is burned to make steam to power generators that make electricity. So, the more kWh you use, the more likely coal is burned . . . Burning coal is a big source of harmful pollution and carbon emissions that can lead to global warming.”— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com
“Each of us can make this change happen by doing things differently in our own lives. But it's down to Governments to make the really big shifts towards sustainability.”— Caroline Lucas, twitter.com
“The planet is in peril. From plastics, from pollution, and most of all from burning fossil fuels. We have to change the way we live, and we have to do it fast.”— Caroline Lucas, twitter.com
“You don't have a clue what it is to have poison running through your body.”— Julia Brownwell, Marshall Small, Tracy Howe, imdb.com
“Replanting tropical forests restores habitat and growing forests absorb CO2 emissions.”— Jon Foley, twitter.com
“No one noticed When the sparrows left It was just another smoggy winter morning People drove their cars dropped their children off At air conditioned schools Where they learned Pollution is a bad thing It was just another smoggy winter morning And stuck on flyovers No one noticed That they spent mor…”— Unknown, twitter.com
“The ice doesn't care who's in the White House. It doesn't care which party controls your congress. It doesn't care which party controls your parliament. It just melts.”— David Titley, twitter.com
“Building and then running new wind and solar energy is now cheaper than continuing to run existing coal and nuclear power plants, study says. Beyond grid parity price, to disruption price. If it holds true, fantastic for humanity.”— Alex Steffen, twitter.com
“We need to change our way of thinking and seeing things. We need to realise that the Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is not something outside of us. Breathing with mindfulness and contemplating your body, you realise that you are the Earth. You realise that your consciousness is also th…”— Thich Nhat Hanh, newsroom.uat.unfccc.int
“Looking for 2017’s answer to the status symbol? Try the water bottle. Yes, a reusable water bottle that you can fill, drink from and use again is the alpha accessory of now. Think of it as the new tote bag: an instant way to signpost that you’re environmentally conscious, while also adding a Insta-f…”— Lauren Cochrane, theguardian.com
“I hunt for a lot of reasons. I hunt because I’m an environmentalist and a conservationist. I hunt because I believe that I’m closer to the Earth when I’m engaging with it and there’s something at stake. It doesn’t have that ‘tourist’ feeling that hikes do where you’re taking posed photographs on top…”— James B. Barnes, Daniel Hayes, thoughtcatalog.com
“In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world. I want to ask you to keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. I hope you will not have a building of any kind, not a summer cottage, a hotel or anything else, to mar the…”— Theodore Roosevelt, nps.gov