Quote by Barry Commoner
The wave of new productive enterprises would provide opportunities

The wave of new productive enterprises would provide opportunities to remedy the unjust distribution of environmental hazards among economic classes and racial and ethnic communities. – Barry Commoner

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As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world – most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the worlds poor. – Barry Commoner

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Food
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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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environmental
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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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environmental
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I really believe in the environmental movement right now – it only takes a little effort to make a big difference. – Brooke Burke

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environmental

Without international participation, jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, environmental protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy. – Fred Upton

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environmental

Much of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear, rather than science. – James Inhofe

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environmental

In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle its for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again. – David Suzuki

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environmental

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When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as Ive gone on. I certainly dont feel I need his approval, although maybe thats because Im confident that Ive got it. – Paul Theroux

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I hate victims who respect their executioners. – Jean-Paul Sartre

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