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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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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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Water is our most precious resource, but we waste it, just as we waste other resources, including oil and 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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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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More than a billion people lack adequate access to clean water.
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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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I see a world in the future in which we understand that all life is related to us and we treat that life with great humility and respect.
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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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Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming.
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So now the challenge is to imagine a different world where our wealth is in human relations and the things we do together, and we learn to live in balance with the rest of nature.
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We can no longer tolerate what's going on in Ottawa and Edmonton. What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether there's a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because what they're doing is a criminal act.
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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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Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.
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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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The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.
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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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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.
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Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!
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We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched.
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You would have thought that our first priority would be to ask what the ecologists are finding out, because we have to live within the conditions and principles they define. Instead, we've elevated the economy above ecology.
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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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