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• We can no longer tolerate what's going on in Ottawa and Edmonton. What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether there's a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because what they're doing is a criminal act.

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  Science, Jail, Effort

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• Many organic practices simply make sense, regardless of what overall agricultural system is used. Far from being a quaint throwback to an earlier time, organic agriculture is proving to be a serious contender in modern farming and a more environmentally sustainable system over the long term.

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  Agriculture, Practice, Long

  David Suzuki, David Taylor (2009). “The Big Picture: Reflections on Science, Humanity, and a Quickly Changing Planet”, p.184, Greystone Books

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• When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.

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  Rain, Kids, House

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• The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.

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  Government, Giving, Desire

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• Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days.

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  People, Mind, Energy

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• The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives.

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  Vision, Events, Moments

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• For the first time since life appeared on earth, one species- us- is single-handedly altering the physical, chemical and biological nature of earth. We have become a force of nature

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  Earth, Firsts, Chemicals

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• Wind power, if not properly planned and sited, can harm birds and bats (although Danish studies of 10,000 bird kills revealed that almost all died in collisions with buildings, cars and wires; only 10 were killed by windmills). Alternative energy sources are absolutely necessary. Global warming will kill birds and bats, as well as other species, in much greater numbers than wind power.

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  Wind, Numbers, Car

  "Renewable energy requires strength of will" by David Suzuki and Faisal Moola, www.straight.com. November 4, 2008.

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• Some solutions are relatively simple and would provide economic benefits: implementing measures to conserve energy, putting a price on carbon through taxes and cap-and-trade and shifting from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources.

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  Simple, Energy, Burning Fossil Fuels

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• Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy lives. Why, then, do health costs continue to climb at unsustainable and frightening rates?

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  Powerful, Long, Healthy

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• Humans are an infant species, a mere 150,000 years old. But, armed with a massive brain, we've not only survived, we've used our wits to adapt to and flourish in habitats as varied as deserts, Arctic tundra, tropical rainforests, wetlands and high mountain ranges.

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  Mountain Ranges, Years, Brain

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• More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization.

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  Civilization, Global Warming, Climate Change

  Anita Gordon, David T. Suzuki (1992). “It's a Matter of Survival”

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• How do commercial interests usually protect themselves from liability claims? Through insurance. In fact, in our society, the litmus test for safety is insurance. You can be insured for almost anything if you pay enough for the premium, but if the insurance industry isn't willing to bet its money on the safety of [biotechnology], it means the risks are simply too high or too uncertain for them to take the gamble.

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  Mean, Safety, Risk

  David Suzuki, Holly Dressel (2009). “From Naked Ape to Superspecies: Humanity and the Global Eco-Crisis”, p.201, Greystone Books Ltd

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• Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

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  Country, Agreement, Political

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• Salmon farming-the placement of large metal or mesh net cages in the ocean to grow fish-was pioneered in Norway in the 1960s. Since then, the industry has expanded to Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the US, and Chile, but is dominated by the same multinational corporations. Wherever it is practiced, net-cage salmon farming is controversial and raises serious environmental concerns.

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  Ocean, Scotland, Environmental

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• Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation.

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  Light, Environmental, Truck

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• Birds are, especially canaries, are super sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and sour gas.

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  Bird, Hydrogen, Sensitive

  "Now" with Bill Moyers, www.pbs.org. August 29, 2003.

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• With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality of life.

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  Spiritual, People, Quality

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• Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and harm human health.

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  Drinking, Water, Toxic

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• We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched.

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  Chemicals, Scales, Planets

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• I've always been more interested in organisms that can move on their own than in stationary plants. But when I canoe or hike along the edge of lakes or oceans and see trees that seem to be growing out of rock faces, I am blown away. How do they do it?

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  Ocean, Moving, Lakes

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• Japanese people cut their energy use by 25 percent immediately after Fukushima. They showed there was huge opportunity there. And instead, the government simply wants to get those plants up and running again.

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  Running, Cutting, Opportunity

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• Some argue we should get coal, oil and gas out of the ground as quickly as possible, build more pipelines and make as much money as we can selling it here and abroad. Their priorities are the economy and meeting short-term energy needs so we can live the lives to which we've become accustomed.

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  Oil, Priorities, Energy

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• Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.

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  Scientist, Caps, Carbon Tax

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• It is clear that while science provides insights into the complexity of the world around us, those insights...present a fractured mosaic rather than a seamless whole. There are profound limits to science that must be recognized if we are to minimize the destructive consequences of using the powers provided by scientific discovery.

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  Truth, Discovery, Profound

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