Barry Commoner Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Barry Commoner quotes and sayings page 2 (scientist). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 40 we have.
“Seen that way, the wholesale transformation of production technologies that is mandated by pollution prevention creates a new surge of economic development.”
“The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die.”
“What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are.”
“The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it.”
“There is no such thing as a free lunch.”
“It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance.”
“The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II.”
“As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world - most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the world's poor.”
“All of the clean technologies are known, it's a question of simply applying them.”
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