Brian Mulroney Quotes

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

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?

So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.

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.

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.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

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.

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.

If the goal is to lower emissions, that's disconnected to most people. If the goal is to save taxpayers' money, now the public has some interest.

I, Maggie, personally cannot tell you that you're going to save the planet. But what I do know is that we can draw a line to an issue that can conserve what we already have and what's left in a way that we can actually breathe the air, drink the water, actually grow things in soil - that matters in a real, practical way.

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

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

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

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.

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

Conservation has been in eclipse in this country ever since Theodore Roosevelt’s day. It had barely gotten off the ground when Uncle Joe Cannon, the Speaker of the House in those days, issued his ultimatum: “Not 1 cent for scenery.” Well, today we are repealing Cannon’s law. We are declaring a new doctrine of conservation.

Everyone realizes that we have to clean up the environment, but no one likes the cost.

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

Our planet's greener future depends on nurturing our natural and abundant renewable resources.

If conservation isn't conservative, then words have no meaning at all.

Giving my contribution to protect and respect the environment, as well as its inhabitants, makes me feel happy.

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.

We have been working towards providing a clean environment to the people of India, and we are doing it out of our own conviction.