If, in our haste to 'progress,' the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America. We cannot afford an America where expedience tramples upon esthetics and development decisions are made with an eye only on the present.

Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.

Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.

I think the Colorado Plateau is the most scenic area in the world - let's begin with that. Not just the United States.

One of the best things that came out of the Carter administration was the energy policy. The best things in it were renewable energy.

Mining is like a search-and-destroy mission.

It is obvious that the best qualities in man must atrophy in a standing-room-only environment.