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I don’t flatter myself – I’m not a scientist, I’m not a conservation expert. Edward Norton
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I don’t flatter myself – I’m not a scientist, I’m not a conservation expert. Edward Norton
Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people. Edward Norton
I come from a family of conservation activists, and so I’ve had a strong connection to nature all my life. My father has been a leader within the movement for over thirty years and has taught most of what I know about environmental conservation. While he would always take me hiking, camping, and rafting, he … Read more
I like to get into a lot of things besides movies. I’ve been very involved with a few specific efforts. We built this park in New York and it’s been a very successful project… I worked on a conservation project in East Africa… Too much of this type of stuff can get you wrapped up … Read more
Most of us still believe in the intrinsic value of nature, but I think the first century of the environmental/conservation movement demonstrated pretty clearly that this value cannot compel a civilization-wide shift toward sustainable behavior and enterprise when stacked up against the urgent economic and social needs of 7 billion people, most of whom are … Read more
it will be objected that a constantly increasing population makes resistance and conservation a hopeless battle. this is true. unless a way is found to stabilize the nation’s population, the parks can not be saved. or anything else worth a damn. wilderness preservation, like a hundred other good causes, will be forgotten under the overwhelming … Read more
Congress is always willing to appropriate money for more and bigger paved roads, anywhere — particularly if they form loops. Edward Abbey
The people of England well know that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of conservation and a sure principle of transmission, without at all excluding a principle of improvement. Edmund Burke
A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. Edmund Burke
The best places to live, work, and visit are those places that are willing to uphold their standards in the face of pressure to allow lowest common denominator development… Successful communities understand that when they say no to development that is contrary to the long-term health of their community, they will almost always get better … Read more