Christine Todd Whitman Quotes

The atmosphere does not fathom whether CO2 comes from U.S. oil or Chinese coal, nor do hurricanes lose force because the Heritage Foundation doesn't believe global warming is a problem. Living systems operate on laws over which we have no say.

I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial.

The squandering of oil and gas is associated with one of the greatest tragedies, not in the least resolved, which is suffered by humankind: climate change.

I'm not going to argue with scientists how much human activity affects natural environment, including climate.

Concentration of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, have increased substantially since the beginning of the industrial revolution. And the National Academy of Sciences indicates that the increase is due in large part to human activity.

Man is now in charge of the thermostat for the globe.

In fact, even the current administration now is releasing recent reports indicating that climate change is real, that global warming is occurring, that it is heavily influenced by man-made objects and that it is something we cannot ignore any longer.

The science is clear that there is an increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. What is not clear from the science is how much of that increase is caused by human activity; and what also is not clear is what impact those increases have on the climatic cycle.

Everybody knows that the industrialized nations are the worst offenders.

I think we should all be more concerned about the environment and the effects of global warming. It will be pointless to talk about all the issues that divide us when it's 300 degrees outside.

When it comes to global warming, coal is the gorilla in the room.

The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.

Many people believe the whole catastrophe is the oil we spill, but that gets diluted and eventually disarmed over time. In fact, the oil we don't spill, the oil we collect, refine and use, produces CO2 and other gases that don't get diluted.

Climate change - for so long an abstract concern for an academic few - is no longer so abstract. Even the Bush administration's Climate Change Science Programme reports 'clear evidence of human influences on the climate system.'

Human beings are definitely changing the planet, but how much impact they are having on climate, I don't know and I don't care.

Global warming is real - it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is not the end of the world.

Global warming isn't a prediction. It is happening.

China leads the world in energy consumption, carbon emissions, and the release of major air and water pollutants, and the environmental impact is felt both regionally and globally.

Climate change is obviously happening and there is obviously a man-made contribution.

Too often, the air conditioners we use to cool down also contribute to climate change - the very force that's fueling extreme heat.

War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn't surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet.

The biggest drag on global growth in the coming decade will be the impact of energy on the environment.

Climate does fluctuate. It goes from hot to cold. We have ice ages.

The hoax is that there are some people who are so arrogant to think that they are so powerful, they can change climate. Man can't change climate.

This whole climate change and what it's doing to our environment is frightening to people.