Prince Philip Quotes

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When it comes to the environment in our own backyard, we understand it far better than anybody in Washington D.C.

Of all the unpopular things that Donald Trump is doing, the polling shows that the one that's most out of whack with Americans' opinions are these attacks on the environment. And it means, too, that people are going to have to start stepping up a little bit in other places.

...Environmental groups are too often alarmists. They have an awful track record, so they've lost credibility with the public.

We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved.

How can we teach our children to be responsible beyond themselves and care for other human beings' welfare and for the welfare of the planet and all that it contains? It's a difficult lesson to convey, when, more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez disaster, Prince William Sound is still experiencing the damaging effects.

If you want to go beyond that small percentage of people who are already environmentally and scientifically aware, you have to make your work somehow link with a passion, interest, or profession of someone who isn't interested in science or nature.

You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's what natural history programmes should be for.

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial.

I resent the idea that somebody in Washington will protect our environment better than we can.

To change our laws and culture, the green movement must attract and include the majority of all people, not just the majority of affluent people

We, the present generation, have the responsibility to act as a trustee of the rich natural wealth for the future generations. The issue is not merely about climate change; it is about climate justice.

Had there not been the film, my name would not represent somebody that's out there fighting for the environment.

We need to teach people that the environment has a direct bearing on our own benefit.

America is the largest investor in the technologies necessary to be able to say to people, 'You can grow your economy so people's standard of living can improve, and at the same time be good stewards of the environment'.

I really think admiration for nature can save us. I mean true admiration, to the point of not letting it be harmed.

In my lifetime, I want to see humanity start being conscious of our waste, the things we buy, and how we can reuse and recycle things. I want people to live harmoniously with our planet. I hope everybody wakes up and appreciates life.

Perseverance is my biggest lesson. When I started to get involved in environmental protection some years ago, my people did not take it seriously and they never considered it important. But today, people look at what I do and they truly recognize those efforts, and eventually they join you as "environmental activists" too!

There are a helluva lot more of us who care about our environment in the world than we realize. We're the majority, and we can do something about that

If human life is to survive on this planet, the old dualistic worldview, with people on one side and the environment on the other, must yield to a new vision that connects us with everything else and leads us to care for and take responsibility for it.

The environment is God's gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations, and towards humanity as a whole.

We must encourage energy conservation and sustainable development. Young people are the ones who are most environmentally conscious in Ireland, so that to some extent they are educating their parents. They are tackling issues of waste disposal and so on. The schools help, because they put a lot of stress on environmental awareness.

I think that the environment is very a complicated question. I am very sympathetic to people who support the environment who live in the United States. I am very sympathetic to people who don't support the environment who live in a very poor country.

We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people.

...only the unscrupulous or shortsighted can defend pollution and degradation of the countryside.