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We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond wh

We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption. – James Hansen

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Ive tried to be a straight scientist doing the science and reporting it as best I can. – James Hansen

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Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that. – James Hansen

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Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your countrys. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap. – James Hansen

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When some high-sounding institute states that a compound is harmless or a process free of risk, it is wise to know whence the institute or the scientists who work there obtain their financial support. – Lancet, editorial on the "medical-industrial complex," 1973

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When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman. – Joseph Wood Krutch

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The word “wilderness” occurs approximately three hundred times in the Bible, and all its meanings are derogatory. – René Dubos, The Wooing of Earth, 1980

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All depends on the purpose; not even a blade of grass shall be cut without a worthy purpose. – Kulārṇava Tantra

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