Environmental : (112)

" The main message we want to get out there is that climate change is caused by the rotten economic system. " - Vivienne Westwood

" When you analyze all the data, there is a warming trend according to science. But the jury is out on the degree of how much is manmade. " - Rob Portman

" It is common knowledge now that we depend on insects for our continued existence; that, without key pollinators, the human population would collapse in less than a decade. " - John Burnside

" The effects of climate change are real and only getting worse. I would like to build on the promises of the Paris Climate Agreement and make our country a global leader on the fight against climate change. " - Jan Schakowsky

" Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation. " - Stephen Ambrose

" We cannot sustain long-term growth in our economies if we do not protect and preserve our environment. " - Jose Angel Gurria

" When cyclones tear up Oklahoma and hurricanes swamp Alabama and wildfires scorch Texas, you come to us, the rest of the country, for billions of dollars to recover. And the damage that your polluters and deniers are doing doesn’t just hit Oklahoma and Alabama and Texas. It hits Rhode Island with floods and storms. " - Sheldon Whitehouse

" We need a government that takes climate change seriously, one that doesn’t shunt it to the side-lines. " - Layla Moran

" No clean energy development is complete without extensive environmental protections, and I’ve been proud to work in a bipartisan fashion with my colleagues in Congress to protect our most precious natural resources. " - Elise Stefanik

" In reality drilling is the slowest, dirtiest, and most expensive way to solve our energy crisis. " - Lois Capps