If environmentalism is a fad, it will be the last one.
BARRY COMMONERIn every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards.
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World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole.
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By adopting the control strategy, the nation’s environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth.
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The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production – in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation – essential as they are, make people sick and die.
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In general, any productive activity which introduces substances foreign to the natural environment runs a considerable risk of polluting it.
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Finally, since human beings are uniquely capable of producing materials not found in nature, environmental degradation may be due to the resultant intrusion into an ecosystem of a substance wholly foreign to it.
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The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II.
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Everything is connected to everything else. Everything must go somewhere. Nature knows best. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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In nature, no organic substance is synthesized unless there is provision for its degradation; recycling is enforced.
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The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.
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The environmental crisis is a sign that the ecosphere is now so heavily strained that its continued stability is threatened. It is a warning that we must discover the source of this suicidal drive and master it before it destroys the environment-and ourselves.
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Technologists practice faith too; ‘Faith that problems have solutions before having the knowledge to solve them.’
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It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance.
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The environmental crisis is a signal of this approaching catastrophe.
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When you fully understand the situation, it is worse than you think.
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The gap between brute power and human need continues to grow, as the power fattens on the same faulty technology that intensifies the need.
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