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If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that...

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We need love, and to ensure love, we need to have full employment, and we need social justice. We ne...

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There are some things in the world we can't change - gravity, entropy, the speed of light, and our b...

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For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must...

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Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't ...

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

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I always felt that if someone shot me, it would be great for the environmental movement, because the...

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

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With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology an...

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The human brain had a vast memory storage. It made us curious and very creative. Those were the char...

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Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection ...

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Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future a...

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Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and ...

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If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with ou...

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If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people a...

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From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but...

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In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always ...

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Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energ...

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All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging ...

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Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a w...

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

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My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for to...

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The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mai...

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We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our s...

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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure int...

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We emerged out of nature, and when we die, we return to nature. We need to know there are forces imp...

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We needn't be saddened with the impossible weight of managing the entire biosphere, but we must meet...

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The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for Our Sustainable Future

The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from oute...

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The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, ca...

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Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of hu...

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If we humans are good at anything, it’s thinking we’ve got a terrific idea and going for it without ...

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David Suzuki

Professor

Born: 1936-03-24

Died: N/A

David Takayoshi Suzuki (born March 24, 1936) is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001. Since the mid-1970s, Suzuki has been known for his television and radio series, documentaries and books about nature and the environment. He is best known as host and narrator of the popular and long-running CBC Television science program The Nature of Things, seen in over 40 countries. He is also well known for criticizing governments for their lack of action to protect the environment.More