Religion

“I heard Gus Speth, the dean of forestry at Yale, say to a group of religious leaders, 'I used to think the top environmental problems facing the world were global warming, environmental degradation and eco-system collapse, and that we scientists could fix those problems with enough science. But I was wrong. The real problem is not those three items, but greed, selfishness and apathy. And for that we need a spiritual and cultural transformation. And we scientists don’t know how to do that. We need your help.'”

- Ken Wilson of the Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor

The above quote is an excerpt from the web site news21.com.

Addressing the potential of Religion to raise awareness:

"While only 21 percent of Americans report being active in the environmental movement, a 2008 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that nearly 90 percent of Americans described themselves as religious.

'Simply based on the numbers, the faith community could be critically important to the environmental dialogue,' says Jerry Lawson, national manager of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Small Business and Congregations Network, a division of EPA that helps congregations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

Native American Proverb:

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."

Chief Seattle, 1855

"Humankind has not woven the web of life.  We are but one thread within it.  Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.  All things are bound together.  All things connect." 

The two quotes above are an excerpt from the web site