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    A baby nursing at a mother's breast... is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature.

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    A book is like a single tree in a forest, in that it exists in conjunction with and because of a great many others around it.

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    Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.

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

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    Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation.

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    And that, quite simply, is the issue. We live in a finite world with finite resources. Although it may sometimes seem quite big, earth is really very small - a tiny blue and green oasis of life in a cold universe.

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    Any politician or scientist who tells you these [GMO] products are safe is either very stupid or lying.

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    Any scientist who tells you they know that GMOs are safe and not to worry about it, is either ignorant of the history of science or is deliberately lying. Nobody knows what the long-term effect will be.

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    As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.

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    Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

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    Because we aren't certain about the effects of GMOs, we must consider one of the guiding principles in science, the precautionary principle. Under this principle, if a policy or action could harm human health or the environment, we must not proceed until we know for sure what the impact will be. And it is up to those proposing the action or policy to prove that it is not harmful.

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    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.

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    Birds are, especially canaries, are super sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and sour gas.

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    But human borders mean nothing to air, water, windblown soil or seeds or migrating fish, birds or mammals.

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    Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming.

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    Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things.

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    Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!

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    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.

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    Conventional economics is a form of brain damage.

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    Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive.

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    Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place.

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    Despite 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.

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    Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.

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    Each of us has the ability to act powerfully for change; together we can restore that ancient and sustaining harmony.

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    Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies.

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    Each time I visit Japan, I am reminded of how Canadian I am and how little racial connection matters.

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    Economics and a reliance on science and technology to solve our problems has led to an unsustainable situation where continued growth in consumption is required for governments and business to be considered successful. This is a form of insanity. Economics is at the heart of our destructive ways and our faith in it has blinded us

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    Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.

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    Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.'

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    Environmentali sm is really about seeing our place in world in a way that humans have always known up until very recently - that we are part of nature-utterly dependent on the natural world for our well being and survival.

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    Even meeting Kyoto targets barely makes a dent in what we have to achieve.

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    Every breath is a sacrament, an affirmation of our connection with all other living things, a renewal of our link with our ancestors and a contribution to generations yet to come. Our breath is a part of life's breath, the ocean of air that envelopes the earth.

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    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.

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

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    Fukushima is the most terrifying situation I can imagine.

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    For the first time since life appeared on earth, one species- us- is single-handedly altering the physical, chemical and biological nature of earth. We have become a force of nature

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    For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.

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    From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change.

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    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.

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    How do commercial interests usually protect themselves from liability claims? Through insurance. In fact, in our society, the litmus test for safety is insurance. You can be insured for almost anything if you pay enough for the premium, but if the insurance industry isn't willing to bet its money on the safety of [biotechnology], it means the risks are simply too high or too uncertain for them to take the gamble.

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    How you imagine the world determines how you live in it.

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    Human beings are often at their best when responding to immediate crises - car accidents, house fires, hurricanes. We are less effective in the face of enormous but slow-moving crises such as the loss of biodiversity or climate change.

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    Humanity is facing a challenge unlike any we've ever had to confront. We are in an unprecedented period of change.

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    Humans are an infant species, a mere 150,000 years old. But, armed with a massive brain, we've not only survived, we've used our wits to adapt to and flourish in habitats as varied as deserts, Arctic tundra, tropical rainforests, wetlands and high mountain ranges.

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    Humans are now the most numerous mammal on the planet. There are more humans than rats or mice. Humans have a huge ecological footprint, magnified by their technology.

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    Human use of fossil fuels is altering the chemistry of the atmosphere; oceans are polluted and depleted of fish; 80 per cent of Earth's forests are heavily impacted or gone yet their destruction continues. An estimated 50,000 species are driven to extinction each year. We dump millions of tonnes of chemicals, most untested for their biological effects, and many highly toxic, into air, water and soil. We have created an ecological holocaust. Our very health and survival are at stake, yet we act as if we have plenty of time to respond.

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    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.

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    I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.

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    If all humans disappeared today ,the earth would start improving tomorrow.If all the ants disappeared today ,the earth would start dying tomorrow.

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    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.