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The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, du

The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II. – Barry Commoner

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My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically – and destructively – demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons. – Barry Commoner

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By adopting the control strategy, the nations environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth. – Barry Commoner

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What is needed now is a transformation of the major systems of production more profound than even the sweeping post-World War II changes in production technology. – Barry Commoner

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A variety of factors contribute to the price of gasoline in the United States. These factors include worldwide supply, demand and competition for crude oil, taxes, regional differences in access to gasoline supplies and environmental regulations. – Gary Miller

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The environment is everything that isnt me. – Albert Einstein

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And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them its not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. Its really just common sense. – Daryl Hannah

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