“In nature, no organic substance is synthesized unless there is provision for its degradation; recycling is enforced.” Barry Commoner
“Perhaps one of the most meaningful ways to sense the impact of the environmental crisis is to confront the question which is always asked about … Read More
“Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.” Barry Commoner
“We are in an environmental crisis which threatens the survival of this nation, and of the world as a suitable place of human habitation.” … Read More
“Recycling is a good thing to do. It makes people feel good to do it. The thing I want to emphasize is the vast difference … Read More
“Science is triumphant with far-ranging success, but its triumph is somehow clouded by growing difficulties in providing for the simple necessities of human life on … Read More
“No action is without its side effects.” Barry Commoner
“The gap between brute power and human need continues to grow, as the power fattens on the same faulty technology that intensifies the need.” … Read More
“The AEC scientists were so narrowly focused on arming the United States for nuclear war that they failed to perceive facts – even widely known … Read More
“The methods that EPA introduced after 1970 to reduce air-pollutant emissions worked for a while, but over time have become progressively less effective.” Barry … Read More
“What is needed now is a transformation of the major systems of production more profound than even the sweeping post-World War II changes in production … Read More
“I see no reason to have my shirts ironed. It’s irrational.” Barry Commoner
“It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure … Read More
“For that reason the simple test of the slogan ‘Consume Less’ as a basis for social action on the environment would be to tell it … Read More
“By adopting the control strategy, the nation’s environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth.” Barry Commoner
“Finally, since human beings are uniquely capable of producing materials not found in nature, environmental degradation may be due to the resultant intrusion into an … Read More
“The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.—->I dont believe in environmentalism as the solution to anything. What I believe … Read More
“In general, any productive activity which introduces substances foreign to the natural environment runs a considerable risk of polluting it.” Barry Commoner
“The AEC had at its command an army of highly skilled scientists.” Barry Commoner
“In certain ways, I’m not very different than I was when I was a teenager.” Barry Commoner
