"You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition." - Gro Harlem BrundtlandTweet
"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. CechTweet
"Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law, democracy, security and sustainable economic and environmental development." - Anna LindhTweet
"Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders." - Warren ChristopherTweet
"We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources." - Paul HawkenTweet
"I firmly believe that we can have a healthy environment and a sustainable timber industry." - Frank MurkowskiTweet
"Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues, because they aren't sexy. I mean, cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work, but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing." - Jeff GoodellTweet
"By adopting the control strategy, the nation's environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth." - Barry CommonerTweet
"We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all government initiatives. I think what made us successful was the fact that it was a sustained approach. We did something new every year." - Brian MulroneyTweet
"Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement." - Maurice StrongTweet