The most meaningful engine
The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it. Barry Commoner
Environmental Quality
By adopting the control
By adopting the control strategy, the nation’s environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth. Barry Commoner
Environmental quality was drastically
Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline – which prevented it from entering the environment. Barry Commoner
It is not man
It is not man the ecological crisis threatens to destroy but the quality of human life. Rene Dubos
An important measure of
An important measure of our true commitment to environmental quality is our dedication to protecting the wilderness and its inhabitants. We must recognize their ecological significance and preserve them as sources of inspiration and education. And we need them as places of quiet refuge and reflection. Richard M. Nixon
The preservation of parks,
The preservation of parks, wilderness, and wildlife has also aided liberty by keeping alive the 19th century sense of adventure and awe with which our forefathers greeted the American West. Many laws protecting environmental quality have promoted liberty by securing property against the destructive trespass of pollution. In our own time, the nearly universal appreciation … Read more