Environmental : (112) " I can’t even consider the prospect of grandchildren because I don’t know if there will be anything left for them on Earth. That’s how serious the problem is. We can’t drink the water or breathe the air, and we’re all dying from some sort of cancer. How many generations can sustain that? It frightens me terribly. " - Patti Davis " Wind and solar power are land-intensive, a green sin, but not energy-dense, and affordable only when heavily subsidized. And wind power must be supplemented with hydrocarbons for reliability. " - Mark McKinnon " Because of climate changes, it’s not just a question of producing energy. It’s a question of producing energy in a way that we can live with in the long term. If you look at the available pieces, from conservation to nuclear, solar, whatever, and you put them all together, we can’t do it. " - George M. Whitesides " It’s time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat. " - Ingrid Newkirk " At the start of my career, I fought to prevent offshore drilling along the Atlantic Coast. " - Frances Beinecke " I haven’t got an exact number for my carbon footprint although if it’s anywhere near my normal footprint it’ll be size 13 wide. " - Lenny Henry " ‘Sue and settle’ involves the creation of environmental rules and regulations through lawsuits filed by environmental groups against the EPA, not through Congress or proper rule-making. " - Scott Pruitt " I’m boiling about the rainforests being chopped down to make disposable chopsticks. I’m boiling about the fact that we have palm oil put into every single one of our substances. " - Joanna Lumley " Let’s clean up our environment. Let’s clean up our bodies, but most importantly, let’s not permit our babies of the future to be polluted before they are even born. " - Louise Slaughter " There are several types of greenhouse gasses, but carbon dioxide is the most important. " - Charles C. Mann