Douglas Brinkley Quotes

I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes.

The government should set a goal for a clean environment but not mandate how that goal should be implemented.

'Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues.

Yes, the Green Party is committed to a healthy environment. But the Green Party is not solely committed to just that.

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

All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

I don't think you can be a credible, modern candidate for president without making the environment a major part of your platform.

I've been a supporter of green initiatives for years. I've been paying more and more attention to it, you know, with three kids. I thought it was tragic when the Kyoto Protocol was killed by the U.S. It was sort of a call to action.

I have always been a strong champion for New Hampshire's environment.

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.

Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

This Nation has realized significant environmental improvements over the last three decades.

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.

Look, I'm a huge supporter of Obama's - he's the first president I ever donated money to. But I think in terms of climate change and the environment, he's been, at best, disappointing.

Good environmental policy is good economic policy.

If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts.

This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment.

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

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.

Nixon was a good president on the environment. Gerald Ford was good.

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

When we save the rain forest, the polar bear, and Al Gore, we should party so hard that Canada calls the cops on us for noise.

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