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In the state of Wisconsin its mandated that teachers in the social

In the state of Wisconsin its mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving environmental education by the first grade, through high school. – Gaylord Nelson

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Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didnt even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago. – Gaylord Nelson

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The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture. – Gaylord Nelson

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In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards. – Barry Commoner

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One of the things that Ive always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways. – Maurice Strong

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Practically every environmental problem we have can be traced to our addiction to fossil fuels, primarily oil. – Dennis Weaver

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There has been a banking crisis, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, a social crisis, a geostrategic crisis and an environmental crisis. Thats considerable in a country thats used to being protected. – Jean-Francois Cope

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