Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic.

The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.

Furthermore, there is no good ethical or economic reason for asking workmen and current producers to forego all economic gain in order to increase the purchasing power of all the wealth accumulated in past years.

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

I don't see what they gain by burning down a log building. They've got to cut down more logs to rebuild it,