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We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
Professor
Science Writer
Writer
Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
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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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Our planet has not seen an extinction crisis as serious as the one in progress for 65 million years.
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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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We are playing Russian roulette with features of the planet’s atmosphere that will profoundly impact generations to come. How long are we willing to gamble?
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The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members of society.
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One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.
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Japan is a model already to the lie that economic growth is the key to our future. If they can really show an alternative to nukes and fossil fuels, then they will be the poster boy for the renewable energy for the future.
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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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Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.
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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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Many organic practices simply make sense, regardless of what overall agricultural system is used. Far from being a quaint throwback to an earlier time, organic agriculture is proving to be a serious contender in modern farming and a more environmentally sustainable system over the long term.
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You are what you do, not what you say.
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More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization.
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We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.
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The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.
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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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Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.
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Conventional economics is a form of brain damage.
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With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality of life.
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Just as fossil fuels from conventional sources are finite and are becoming depleted, those from difficult sources will also run out. If we put all our energy and resources into continued fossil fuel extraction, we will have lost an opportunity to have invested in renewable energy.
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