Conservation

Nuclear power alone is not the solution to our energy woes, but can become a stronger component of an overall national energy policy, just as we must promote greater domestic oil and gas production, and yes, embrace greater conservation and renewable fuels. But we should be realistic in understanding that conservation and renewable fuels, which now only provide about 2 percent of our energy needs, will never get us to energy independence.

- Pete Domenici Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own.

- Arthur Erickson Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

I think a portfolio standard should go beyond wind, solar and geothermal energy to include renewable energy like hydropower and clean alternatives such as coal gasification, clean coal, nuclear energy and, finally, credits for achieving new levels of efficiency and conservation.

- Pete Domenici Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Do we have the perfect price design standing here today Probably not. Let's build in some carrots as well as some sticks that would send stronger signals about conservation. You might see those changes start to come in in 2007.

- Margaret Murphy Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.

- Adlai Ewing Stevenson Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

These funds will allow UW-Oshkosh to track energy use trends through the collection of metered data and will enable facility managers and others to further optimize energy conservation on campus. We're extremely please that we can help UW-Oshkosh in its aggressive pursuit of wise environmental stewardship.

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Frankly speaking, we do not want to pursue excessively rapid economic growth. What we are seeking is efficiency and quality of development, the change in the the economic growth mode, resources conservation, environmental protection and improvement of people's livelihood.

- Hu Jintao Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish.

- Aldo Leopold Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical financial resources.

- Ron Kind Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

The FWS considers the recovery goals to be a guidance document that uses the best available science to further the conservation and survival of the humpback chub.

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Well, there's no doubt about the fact that, that higher energy prices lead to greater conservation, greater energy efficiency, and they also, of course, play a useful role on the supply side.

- John W. Snow Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

We have a generation of young people who have grown up with recycling, and now they can't throw a can away. I think that will happen with water conservation. The priority should be in helping people learn how to do it themselves.

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We still have net wetland losses being reported which is a real core issue, since we were hoping to -- all the way back 15 years ago when the Wetland Conservation Act passed -- have net gains.

- Janette Brimmer Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

It's pretty scary actually. I predict a lot of systems are going to have to go on water conservation. A lot of people are going to have to stop washing cars and watering their lawns and that kind of thing.

- David Morgan Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

They are a fairly aggressive conservation organization that was started to protect the great whales particularly, but in general all marine life around the world. So those are the people I'm trying to attach my name to.

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But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil.

- Jim Costa Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

There is a need to reduce obstacles to both upstream and downstream investment, and to invigorate conservation programs. These measures will take some time to show effect but surely the sooner we start the better.

- Rodrigo Rato Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

State wildlife agencies face tremendous challenges attempting to conserve declining wildlife and dwindling habitats, while meeting skyrocketing wildlife conservation education and recreation demands -- all on a shoestring budget.

- David Waller Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

The proposed state non-game wildlife grants mark a real first in national conservation history, ... Never before has Washington offered a dedicated source of federal funding to the states for them to tailor programs benefiting all wildlife.

- Bruce Babbitt Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.

- Aldo Leopold Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

I think that our cooperative conservation approaches get people to sit down and grapple with problem solving.

- Gale Norton Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Here are the facts we confront. No one is against conservation. No one is against alternative fuel sources.

- J. D. Hayworth Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Those are tracts that we think pretty much obviously have strong conservation values. Those values are protected under the current ownership and there is also public access.

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In 2002 governments meeting at the World Summit on Sustainable Development agreed to reverse the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010 including in the marine world. Our valuable association with 3D Entertainment has allowed us to convey the importance of marine wildlife conservation to vast audiences, and we are thrilled this project has been so well received across countries and cultures.

- Klaus Toepfer Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Conservation is a meeting of art and science.

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