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Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.

I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.

I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our parents and whatever kinds of environmental opportunities are available.

Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.

Our senses convey that all is not well with the natural world.

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we’re dead and gone. Even if it’s a polluted planet, and they messed it up. Where do they go from here – to another planet so they can mess that up too?

Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it’s about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it’s less than one ton. It’s an average of about five tons for everyone on the planet. And, somehow, we have to make changes that will bring that down to zero.

What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?

If people think nature is their friend, then they sure don’t need an enemy.

When I was in the seventh grade I did a report about the environment and the loss of species. It was supposed to be only a few pages, but ended up being nearly 50.