Ben Peek Quotes

We're all environmentalists. People feel like, 'Well, if I drive an SUV, I guess I can't be someone who works on global warming issues,' and you can. You can! If you drive an SUV, you're still an environmentalist.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

Environmental concern is a little like dieting or paying off credit-card debt - an episodically terrific idea that burns brightly and then seems to fade when we realize there's a reason we need to diet or pay down our debt. The reason is that it's really, really hard, and too many of us in too many spheres of life choose the easy over the hard.

Environmentalism has failed.

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.

I'm sick of environmentalism.

One Earth, one mother - one does not sell the Earth.

We must not be the generation responsible for irreversibly damaging the environment. We must hand it over to our children in as near pristine condition as we were lent it from our parents.

No compromise in defense of Mother Earth.

Environmentalism is a dangerous ideology endangering human freedom.

The earth is the only home that any of us have—so far, anyway.

I think its important to speak up for the environment because the Earth is not saying something.

I'm a green guy, the earth is important to me.

I definitely want to get into environmental science and environmental politics, learning a lot more and preserving what's left of the world. That's such a sacred circle to be in. I'd love to contribute to that.

I'm into environmental and ecological issues, so maybe that is an avenue to go down.

I choose to lead an eco-friendly life as a New Year resolution. Global Warming is a reality. It has to be collective effort.

We only have one earth. Let's take care of it.

I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.

Whether or not I tour forever, I'm not sure. I would love to spend more time living in harmony with nature rather than flying all over the world and contributing to global warming, you know what I mean?

'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.

I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.

My main issue is sustainability of the Earth, and protection of those animals and people who dwell here.

Wouldn't it help Americans more, in the long run, if we were forced to accept some responsibility for the environmental wreckage we prefer to assume is totally out of our control?

Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.