Environmental Quotes
[Cloned monkeys also would also facilitate an important of test the old argument of whether nature or nurture plays a bigger role in development of offspring.] We could learn what the environmental effect is, separate from genetics... There are theories that maternal environment can result in an IQ drop of around 10 points.
- Gerald Schatten
[Charles Coleman, an environmental engineer for the Environmental Protection Agency who oversees the Opportunity tailings project, said the agency had considered moving the waste, but such a plan was estimated to cost $2.2 billion dollars, so it was left.] Once it's covered, ... they will see an improvement.
- Charles Coleman
[Carl Pope, President of Sierra Club:] Weakening environmental laws is the worst thing Congress could do right now. Instead, our elected representatives should step in and force the Administration to do its job, ... Our government failed to protect Americans from exposure to toxic pollution in the aftermath of the September 11 attack. Now we see a similar failed response to the Katrina hurricane. The public has every right to expect strong action to protect public health in the wake of a national disaster. This is a time for responsible, truly compassionate leadership.
- Carl Pope
[But it has also led to some startlingly wide inequalities: environmental damage, disparities of education, poor working conditions, significant differences in wages,] factors that are part of the reason for the expected protests outside... We must work to right these inequalities.
- Stanley Fischer
(The Department of Pesticide Regulation) could appeal it. They could go back and change the regulations. They could go back and consult with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Maybe that would come to agreement on what numbers to use. There are just so many ways that this could play out that I can't speculate on what may happen.
- Bob Roach
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