Quotes By David Suzuki

Just as human activity is upsetting Earth's carbon cycle, our actions are altering the water cycle.

Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it.

We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous.

Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us.

Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.

Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.

When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.

Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and harm human health.

Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.

If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.

We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.

We have much to learn by studying nature and taking the time to tease out its secrets.

Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days.

The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.

Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall.

It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.

We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.

Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits to farmers who grow that food.

Water is our most precious resource, but we waste it, just as we waste other resources, including oil and gas.

Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge.

With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.

Rapid population growth and technological innovation, combined with our lack of understanding about how the natural systems of which we are a part work, have created a mess.

Although it's difficult, if not impossible, to put a dollar value on the numerous services nature provides, leaving them out of economic calculations means they are often ignored.

One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.

Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy lives. Why, then, do health costs continue to climb at unsustainable and frightening rates?

We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.

The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.

The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.

If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.