We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. –Proverb
The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.
–Barry Commoner
He that plants trees loves others beside himself.
– Thomas Fuller
The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
– Ralph Nader
The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and biodiversity… that’s all there is. That’s the whole economy. That’s where all the economic activity and jobs come from. These biological systems are the sustaining wealth of the world.
– Gaylord Nelson
The earth is what we all have in common.
– Wendell Berry
There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew. ~Marshall McLuhan
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.
– Proverb
After a visit to the beach, it’s hard to believe that we live in a material world. ~Pam Shaw
There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet. ~Brooke Medicine Eagle
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