"... laws governing pollution tend to move pollutants from one medium to another. So, for example, we scrub SO2 from power plants only to dispose toxic sludge on land. We "clean" water only to disperse toxic-laced solids on farmland or landfills. Pollution control becomes a kind of giant shell game by which we move pollutants between air, water, groundwater, and land."

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Source : David W. Orr (2011). “Hope Is an Imperative: The Essential David Orr”, p.113, Island Press

David W. Orr

#Moving Quotes #Air Quotes #Law Quotes

“Meditation has changed my life”
“As an author, you need to keep talking to your audience to remind yourself what they like and what they don't like. You spend most of your life locked in a room, and you need to be social occasionally.”
“Are you crazy?" I said. "Crazy about you." "Patch!" "Don't worry, we've got time." "How do you know?" He staggered back a step, with his hand over his heart. "Your lack of faith hurts.”

Source : Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.538, Simon and Schuster
“Memo to Congress: America's problem is not that government is too small. It's the spending, stupid!”
“Just to keep up with population growth, on average our economy needs to be adding about 125,000 jobs per month.”
“The person that loves the least, controls the relationship”
“I can only imagine the quiet horror that people must endure when they meet me in person.”
“The good news is that Jesus is praying for us. The bad news is that we are going to need it!”

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