David Suzuki Quotes

We believe GMOs are safe.

Any scientist who tells you they know that GMOs are safe and not to worry about it, is either ignorant of the history of science or is deliberately lying. Nobody knows what the long-term effect will be.

If you can't pronounce it, you probably shouldn't be putting it in your body or in your environment.

One of the responsibilities faced by the Environmental Genome Project is to provide the science base upon which society can make better informed risk management decisions.

I'm not a scientist. If there is a risk to our environment, there will be no fracking.

Genetic modification is a very powerful tool. But like any powerful tool, when using it, you have to take into account the environmental impact, the food safety aspects and so on. There must be a strong regulatory mechanism.

As a scientist I cannot say we don't want to hear anything about GMOs, because these are advances in science. But I think its also important, especially when you are dealing with food, to be cautious.

Genetic engineering is having a serious impact on the food we eat, on the environment, and on farmers. To ensure we can maximize benefits and minimize hazards, Congress must provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for all genetically engineered products.

I think [GMO] is one area where the is a need for legal regulations to make sure that companies - because at the moment, companies are the ones that have this technology - will not use this technology in a way that could adversely affect the people.

Because GMOs aren't labeled, it's very hard to prove causality in terms of health effects. It's even more difficult because the seeds are patented, so independent researchers have a hard time gaining access to them.

I think the dangers of the impact of GMOs on the environment are undebatable. Genetically modified crops are tied to the chemicals sprayed on them.

Because there are so many factors when considering the potential impacts of GMOs on our health and environment, we wanted to make a film that could unpack complex subject matter, while taking the audience on an entertaining ride. It is a very powerful tool because it allows viewers to understand the nature of these very complicated issues in a digestible format, and then hopefully engage in a dialogue about them in their respective homes and communities.

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms.

If it can't be proven that mountaintop removal mining is safe, we shouldn't allow it to continue.

There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.

Even if smog were a risk to human life, we must remember that life in nature, without technology, is wholesale death.

Every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.

Experimental evidence [shows strongly] that the chemical purity of the air is of no importance [to health.]

The introduction of genetically engineered (GE) organisms into the complex ecosystems of our environment is a dangerous global experiment with nature and evolution … GE organisms must not be released into the environment. They pose unacceptable risks to ecosystems, and have the potential to threaten biodiversity, wildlife and sustainable forms of agriculture.

It's never been proven that air toxics are hazardous to people.

The United States is not the only country where claims are made in the name of science sometimes clash with the popular will. In Europe, genetically modified crops, which hardly create a ripple here, are an object of heated opposition.

Every technology is used before it is completely understood. We are living in that lag, and it is a right time to keep our head.

To reap the benefits of GMO technology, the U.S. must ensure that decisions about our food system are made based on science, not innuendo.

'Basmati Blues' deals with a great social issue, GMOs, but it's told through love and song and dance.

I do think... gene technology has got real benefits to offer, which will have maybe an occasional downside, but I suspect not very many.