Mac Thornberry Quotes

Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs.

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

Doing what's best for our kids means restoring balance, commonsense and conservation to the management of our natural resources.

Energy is the issue I care most about.

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

I wish politicians would put the environment at the centre of every agenda.

Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?

Every once in a while, I get mad. 'The Lorax' came out of my being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull... In 'The Lorax,' I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.

Ecological policy rejects exploitative forms of economy and the unscrupulous plundering of natural resources and raw materials, as well as the destructive interventions into nature's ability to renew itself. We believe that the exploitation of nature as well as human beings must be stopped if we are to master this acute threat to life on earth.

We must give everyone a stake in the World’s environment.

Environmentalism is a dangerous ideology endangering human freedom.

Humanity stands ... before a great problem of finding new raw materials and new sources of energy that shall never become exhausted. In the meantime we must not waste what we have, but must leave as much as possible for coming generations.

They go together, a strong environment and a strong economy. In Florida the environment is the economy.

There is a reason and a need to have an Environmental Protection Agency.

You name it - it is something every day from the Environmental Protection Agency, and every group I talk to is the same message: 'Please stop them. Please stop.'

God put the human race in charge of managing the resources of the entire planet for the benefit of all life. Therefore, we, of all people on this planet, should be concerned about environmental issues and doing what we can to enhance the beauty and productivity of the natural realm.

When it comes to environmental regulation, the cruelty is the point.

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

What is the environmental platform of the Republican party? I don't know either.

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use of arms.

I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment.

For me, the study of these laws is inseparable from a love of Nature in all its manifestations.

I fight for the environment because we only have one planet, but I see how the environment affects poverty and how the environment affects women around the world.

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

As a nation, we owe a great deal to the National Audubon Society, one of our most distinguished and important environmental organizations, and all those who work to protect America's open land and waterways.