Quote by Garrett Hardin
Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological pr

Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies. – Garrett Hardin

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A coldly rationalist individualist can deny that he has any obligation to make sacrifices for the future. – Garrett Hardin

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Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed. – Garrett Hardin

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Education
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The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over their situation must also have created fundamentalists to keep rationalists from getting flabby. Let us be duly thankful for out blessings. – Garrett Hardin

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

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I tell my environmental friends that they have won. Every issue we look at from an energy perspective is now also looked at from an environmental perspective. – Joe Barton

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At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer, we invariably choose the money. – Ethan Hawke

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Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections. – Peter DeFazio

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