"Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented." ― Barry Commoner Topic(s): Environmental More From Barry Commoner "The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it." "Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it." "Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art." More In Environmental "New Zealand needs to balance its environmental responsibilities with its economic opportunities, because the risk is that if you don’t do that – and you want to lead the world – then you might end up getting unintended consequences."― John Key "This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment."― Jim Jeffords "My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you."― Nora Ephron