Gale Norton Quotes

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment.

The economy of the future has been aligned with the climate agenda. Even the competitiveness of companies will depend on how resource efficient they are.

We cannot sustain long-term growth in our economies if we do not protect and preserve our environment.

It would be a mistake to believe that environmental protection and economic growth are mutually exclusive.

What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now.

Indeed, the economy and the environment need not be seen in opposition.

So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.

Good environmental policy is good economic policy.

So-called 'sustainable development'... is meaningless drivel.

Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable development is now known - even amongst those who haven't accepted it - and it's recognized, debated and followed by an increasing number of businesses.

We can make a concerted effort to stop poisoning the planet: that would be a good way of appeasing the gods.

The current challenge facing the environmental authorities is how to properly deal with the environmental problems caused by economic development.

Ecology and economy are becoming inextricably entwined, and the world is becoming more conscious of this fact.

Giving my contribution to protect and respect the environment, as well as its inhabitants, makes me feel happy.

Environmental protection and economic development are not in conflict. Environmental protection is not a burden but a source for innovation. It can increase competition, create jobs, and lifts the economy.

We need to protect our environment and make our economy more sustainable so that we can pass on a better world to our grandchildren.

After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital.

We want to use the environment to shift the way our society works.

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

In time, we will have to recognise that it is not 'nature' that we need to protect, but ourselves, and we can only do this by abandoning the old, grandiose, profit-seeking schemes so beloved of our masters and learning to till the soil, live to scale, and live within our means.

This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.

Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.

I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.

What we've proven is that you can protect the environment, use it wisely and grow the economy and that there is no conflict between the two.