"Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues." ― Gaylord Nelson Topic(s): Environmental More From Gaylord Nelson "Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn’t even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago." "In the state of Wisconsin it’s mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving environmental education by the first grade, through high school." "The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture." More In Environmental "Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions."― Will Durant "If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts."― David Suzuki "No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means."― Garrett Hardin