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Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!
David Suzuki
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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
Professor
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Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
Canada
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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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If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?
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What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives?
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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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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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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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Fukushima is the most terrifying situation I can imagine.
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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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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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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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Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.
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Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.
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Conventional economics is a form of brain damage.
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Love is the force that makes us fully human.
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The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.
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Protecting the biosphere should be our highest priority or else we sicken and die.
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The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of thousands of lives, homes and businesses lost, ecosystems destroyed, species driven to extinction, infrastructure smashed and people inconvenienced.
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All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.
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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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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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