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You are what you do, not what you say.

David Suzuki

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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
Proactive

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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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Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods.
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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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Conventional economics is a form of brain damage.
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The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods is in line with what climate scientists have been predicting for decades - and evidence is mounting that what's happening is more severe than predicted, and will get far worse still if we fail to act.
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All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.
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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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Unless we are willing to encourage our children to reconnect with and appreciate the natural world, we can't expect them to help protect and care for it.
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Even meeting Kyoto targets barely makes a dent in what we have to achieve.
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We all live downstream
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The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.
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With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.
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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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Water is our most precious resource, but we waste it, just as we waste other resources, including oil and gas.
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We have much to learn by studying nature and taking the time to tease out its secrets.
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Protecting the biosphere should be our highest priority or else we sicken and die.
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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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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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