David Suzuki
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“With the world’s human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can’t control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.” -David Suzuki
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“We can’t blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn’t put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it’s dirty and dangerous.” -David Suzuki
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“Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.” -David Suzuki
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“Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us.” -David Suzuki
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“As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.” -David Suzuki
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“If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.” -David Suzuki
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“The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.” -David Suzuki
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“If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.” -David Suzuki
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“Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don’t always reflect or act on that knowledge.” -David Suzuki
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“If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.” -David Suzuki
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“The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.” -David Suzuki
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“If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.” -David Suzuki
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“Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.” -David Suzuki
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“The government’s desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn’t give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.” -David Suzuki
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“We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.” -David Suzuki
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“Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits to farmers who grow that food.” -David Suzuki
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“The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.” -David Suzuki
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“Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall.” -David Suzuki
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“Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.” -David Suzuki
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“The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.” -David Suzuki
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“From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change.” -David Suzuki
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“We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone’s arguing over where they’re going to sit.” -David Suzuki
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“Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.” -David Suzuki
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