Al Gore Quotes, Civilization Quotes, Atmosphere Quotes

Unless we stop dumping 70 million tons of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours, which we are doing right now ... the continued acceleration of this pollution would destroy the future of human civilization.

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It is just human nature to take time to connect the dots, I know that. But I also know that there can be a day of reckoning when you wish you had connected the dots more quickly.

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Our way of life is at stake, our grandchildren are at stake, the future of civilization is at stake.

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Here is the truth: The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11; Elvis is dead; Obama was born in the United States; and the climate crisis is real.

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The debate's over. The people who dispute the international consensus on global warming are in the same category now with the people who think the moon landing was staged on a movie lot in Arizona.

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I strongly believe in the separation of church and state. But freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion, there is a better way.

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In order to solve the climate crisis, we need to solve the democracy crisis.

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Each and every one of us can make changes in the way we live our lives and become part of the solution [to climate change]

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From wherever the emissions come, they have the same effect: They trap much more heat from the sun, melt the ice, raise the sea level, cause stronger storms, floods, drought, bigger fires, generate millions of climate refugees, destabilize political systems, threaten the growing of food crops and cause a number of other catastrophic consequences which, taken together, threaten the basis for the future of human civilization on the Earth.

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Believe in the power of your own voice. The more noise you make, the more accountability you demand from your leaders, the more our world will change for the better.

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The Himalayan Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau have been among the most affected by global warming. The Himalayas...provide more than half of the drinking water for 40% of the world's population...Within the next half-century, that 40% of the world's people may well face a very serious drinking water shortage, unless the world acts boldly and quickly to mitigate global warming.

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The will to act is a renewable resource.

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Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.

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A zebra does not change its spots.

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The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences.

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The 'well-informed citizenry is in danger of becoming the 'well-amused audience'.

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We can believe in the future and work to achieve it and preserve it, or we can whirl blindly on, behaving as if one day there will be no children to inherit our legacy. The choice is ours; the earth is in balance.

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In a time of darkness, you don't curse the darkness, you light a candle.

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We are running out of time, we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis.

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As long as the government's actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.

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