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.

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...

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...

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

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

Newspapers: dead trees with information smeared on them.

Newspapers: dead trees with information smeared on them.

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.

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...

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 won't have a society if we destroy the environment

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

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...

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...

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

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...

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

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

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

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...

Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand.

Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand.