Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.
David SuzukiThe event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives.
David SuzukiSome argue we should get coal, oil and gas out of the ground as quickly as possible, build more pipelines and make as much money as we can selling it here and abroad. Their priorities are the economy and meeting short-term energy needs so we can live the lives to which we've become accustomed.
David SuzukiPeople.. especially people in positions of power.. have invested a tremendous amount of effort and time to get to where they are. They really don't want to hear that we're on the wrong path, that we've got to shift gears and start thinking differently.
David SuzukiDespite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or that humans are causing it. Widely known as climate change "skeptics" or "deniers," these individuals are generally not climate scientists and do not debate the science with the climate scientists.
David Suzuki