The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II. – Barry Commoner
Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented. – Barry Commoner

The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II. – Barry Commoner
Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented. – Barry Commoner
Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it. – Barry Commoner
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