Edward Burtynsky Quotes

Being an environmentalist isn't all about doom and gloom.

Real environmental change depends on us. We can't wait for our leaders. We have to focus on what our own responsibilities are and how we can make the change happen.

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'

I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.

We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time.

Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.

This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.

I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.

Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?

I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.

I'm on the board of the Sierra Club Foundation and am myself a big environmentalist. But the way to make the biggest difference is to change mainstream behavior.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

The environmental movement doesn't have many deserters and has a high level of recruitment. Eventually, there will be open war.

That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.

Design our world so that we have positive social and environmental side effects.

Like every other viable environmental policy, the search for clean energy begins at home.

Building a 'Green Gabon' has always been a central pillar of my government, and in 2014, I introduced a new legal framework that puts environmental protection and sustainable development firmly at the heart of our future economic growth.

It's no secret that the environmental movement is ultimately designed to create new inroads into increased government control. All of the shots taken at emissions, the dependence on fossil fuels, and noise pollution are designed to paint those things as symptoms of a problem, with the government able to step in as the solution.

I believe the green movement is gaining momentum because people are becoming more educated about the real importance of living green.

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

I try to leave a light footprint. I'm involved with Global Green, which aims to educate people about sustainable building and the greening of schools. I try to be aware about the consumption of unnecessary things in a consumptive culture.

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.