![]() The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. But businesses won’t sell you that concept because it’s just not as profitable. What’s better than buying better? Not buying at all. The general population doesn’t know what’s happening, and it doesn’t even know that it doesn’t know. To do good, you actually have to do something. We are running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe. When nature is viewed as a source of profit and gain, this has serious consequences for society. If it can’t be reduced, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production. The one thing that needs to be bigger is our movement to stop it. Climate change is the single biggest thing that humans have ever done on this planet. – Carmelite Father Eduardo Agosta Scarelġ6. What will save us is the ethical transformation of our society. What will save us is not technology or science. I now just reply with the question: Do you believe in gravity? – Neil deGrasse Tysonġ5. ![]() I’m often asked whether I believe in global warming. People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change. Try to leave the earth a better place than when you arrived. A planet being pushed to the edge will eventually turn on us. Let’s face it, there really is no ‘Planet B’ – no matter how tirelessly Elon Musk works to try to get us there. The wounds we have inflicted on the earth can be healed… but if it is to be done, it must be done now. With some honourable exceptions, our responses are too few, too little and too late. We must face up to an inescapable reality: the challenges of sustainability simply overwhelm the adequacy of our responses. We have the capacity to create a remarkably different economy: one that can restore ecosystems and protect the environment while bringing forth innovation, prosperity, meaningful work, and true security. We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to. If a man walk in the woods for love of them half of each day he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer, but if he spends his whole days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the Earth bald before her time, he is esteemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Click To TweetĤ. – Yvon Chouinard Going back to a simpler life is not a step backward. ![]() Going back to a simpler life is not a step backward. – David SuzukiĢ.We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place – or not bother. If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. No matter how tirelessly Elon Musk works to get us there.ġ. Because let’s face it there really is no Planet B. I really hope these quotes help motivate you to take action to ensure our planet’s survival. ![]() ![]() We’ve now decided to publish a sequel of sorts as we’ve discovered even more inspiring words about climate change, nature and our environment that we feel should be shared with the community.Īs I made mention in our first post on curated green quotes, to the untrained mind, some quotes may seem unrelated to the environmental cause, but when you look at the bigger picture you will see the quote’s relevance. It’s been almost two years since we published our popular compilation of quotes on green living and sustainability. ![]()
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