George W. Bush Quotes About Environment

• Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Government, People

  "Uh, who needs therapy? And which kind?" by Michael Tomasky, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2009.

• There are some monuments where the land is so widespread, they just encompass as much as possible. And the integral part of the - the precious part, so to speak - I guess all land is precious, but the part that the people uniformly would not want to spoil, will not be despoiled. But there are parts of the monument lands where we can explore without affecting the overall environment.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Land, People

• America is addicted to oil...We must also change how we power our automobiles. We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen. We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Cutting, America

  Fifth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 31 January 2006

• With a new national commitment, our scientists and engineers will overcome obstacles to taking these [hydrogen fuel cell] cars from laboratory to showroom, so that the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen, and pollution-free.

  George W. Bush

  Children, Commitment, Hydrogen Fuel

• What's all this whining about the environment? They're always talking about 'stop the clearcuts.' I mean do the math people. If we were out of trees then we wouldn't have any clearcuts to be complaining about now would we?

  George W. Bush

  Mean, Math, Talking

• I [have big plans]. Promoting freedom around the world, particularly with women in the Middle East. Working on global disease. Working on accountability in public schools. And advocating for a free marketplace and an economic environment in which businesses can innovate and create jobs.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, School, Accountability

  Source: www.aarp.org

• I think that not criticizing my successor is a statement unto itself, in terms of trying to create an environment where people are able to have a meaningful discussion or debate without trash talk.

  George W. Bush

  Meaningful, Thinking, People

  Source: www.aarp.org

• What I really think is going to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment.

  George W. Bush

  Technology, Thinking, Way

  George W. Bush at the second Presidential Debate in St. Louis, Missouri, edition.cnn.com. October 9, 2004.

• Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value... Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens, but more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the earth.

  George W. Bush

  Responsibility, Land, Citizens

  "President Creates World's Largest Marine Reserve" by Ned Potter, abcnews.go.com. June 15, 2006.

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