Environmental : (148)

" We don’t need to clear the 4 to 6 percent of the Earth’s surface remaining in tropical rain forests, with most of the animal and plant species living there. " - E. O. Wilson

" I think the best thing I can hope to achieve is to educate, or make aware, as many people as possible on how the little things they do every day really do affect our environment, and how easy it is to fix some of those things. " - Aaron Peirsol

" We depend on our rivers and dams for energy, transportation, irrigation and recreation and I will continue this year to fight for what’s best for the Pacific Northwest. " - Cathy McMorris Rodgers

" My senior project was about solid-waste management. They nicknamed me ‘Trash Queen’. " - Marne Levine

" There’s no shortage of Democrats who are at least as committed as Schwarzenegger to reducing greenhouse gases. " - Timothy Noah

" Racism is a problem, economic inequality is a problem, not enough rock n’ roll on the radio is a problem. But all those problems will become insignificant when the oceans rise in a way that threatens organised human activity. " - Tom Morello

" The San Gabriel monument expands our natural heritage, but there is more in need of safeguarding – extraordinary places like Utah’s Greater Canyonlands. " - Frances Beinecke

" Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike. " - Frances Beinecke

" Years ago, we all talked about recycling and not dumping things down your drain and all of that, but talking doesn’t help much. Basically, it’s going to have to be legislation because the impact is so huge and diversified. " - Ted Danson

" The Great American Outdoors Act is landmark conservation legislation to protect our public lands, including right here in New Jersey. " - Mikie Sherrill