The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right.

Quote by William Ruckelshaus

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Why argue about things you can't prove?

Why argue about things you can't prove?

We need to fashion policies with proper incentives to reduce the amount of carbon we...

We need to fashion policies with proper incentives to reduce the amount of carbon we...

The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right

The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try...

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try...

There was the South Ozone National Bank looking as though it had been waiting for...

There was the South Ozone National Bank looking as though it had been waiting for...

The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.

The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs...

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs...

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Don't blow it, good planets are hard to find.

Don't blow it, good planets are hard to find.

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology...

However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology...

There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I...

There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I...

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by...

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by...

Modern Society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious...

Modern Society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious...

We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand

We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand

If a product is more expensive than another one, and more sustainable in ecology, consumers...

If a product is more expensive than another one, and more sustainable in ecology, consumers...

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

Newspapers: dead trees with information smeared on them.

Newspapers: dead trees with information smeared on them.

Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part...

Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part...