Gloria Reuben Quotes

Whether you believe in climate change or not, we want clean air. We want clean water for the American people.

Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change.

For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.

I believe everyone deserves access to clean air and water, and that climate change has exacerbated this challenge.

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.

All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say is that 50 years ago there were no such thing as environmental policies.

On the environment and climate change, I suspect that future generations will think there was too much timidity, too much fear of upsetting business. Basically, New Labour was very nervous about regulating business, or requiring it to do anything, even when there was a very clear social or environmental case for doing so.

We need to send a message to Congress and the president that we want them to take the actions that are needed to preserve climate for young people and future generations and all life on the planet.

The environment will continue to deteriorate until pollution practices are abandoned.

I joined the Safe Climate Caucus because I believe in leaving a safer planet for future generations.

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?

Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues, because they aren't sexy. I mean, cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work, but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing.

With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world toward a sustainable future.

For the U.S., I think we should have a carbon tax, for environmental reasons.

My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.

It seems like every week we are considering bills that would make it harder to limit the amount of carbon we are dumping into our atmosphere, and prevent implementation of clean technologies. The voters who sent us here deserve better.

The planet doesn't require saving, and actually hasn't asked Greenpeace to save it.

It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

The U.S. can become carbon neutral in our lifetimes. In the process, we will put millions of Americans to work, make our companies more competitive, and shield our communities from extreme weather. And we will honor our obligation to leave the world a better place for future generations.

I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science.

I'm a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy.

I think people really understand that clean air and clean water and not having factories dumping their emissions into the atmosphere and into the rivers and into the sea has been a very good thing for America. EPA stands watch for very important principles that go all the way back to Teddy Roosevelt.

We can make a concerted effort to stop poisoning the planet: that would be a good way of appeasing the gods.

There are real and growing dangers to our simple and most precious possessions: the air we breathe, the water we bring, and the land which sustains us.... If we do not act, the world of the year 2000 will be much less able to sustain life than it is now.

The current challenge facing the environmental authorities is how to properly deal with the environmental problems caused by economic development.