We are in an environmental crisis which threatens the survival of this nation, and of the world as a suitable place of human habitation.
Barry CommonerIn nature, no organic substance is synthesized unless there is provision for its degradation; recycling is enforced.
Barry CommonerDespite the dazzling successes of modern technology and the unprecedented power of modern military systems, they suffer from a common and catastrophic fault. While providing us with a bountiful supply of food, with great industrial plants, with high-speed transportation, and with military weapons of unprecedented power, they threaten our very survival.
Barry Commoner