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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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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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The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives.
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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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What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.
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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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Any politician or scientist who tells you these [GMO] products are safe is either very stupid or lying.
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If we continue to set human borders and the economy as our highest priorities, we will never come to grips with the destructiveness of our activities and institutions.
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It is not too late to take another path.
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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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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 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 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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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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If we want to move towards a low-polluting, sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases.
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Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!
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Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days.
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Our identity includes our natural world, how we move through it, how we interact with it and how it sustains us.
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Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.
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