"Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed — chased and hunted down as long as fun or a dollar could be got out of their bark hides, branching horns, or magnificent bole backbones… Through all the wonderful, eventful centuries since Christ’s time — and long before that — God has cared for these trees… but he cannot save them from fools — only Uncle Sam can do that."
- John Muir, father of American conservation - 1897 (via sciencecenter)
(Source: The Atlantic, via sciencecenter)
What's the expected environmental science job growth in US for next 10 years? 19%. That's above average of 14%. Politicians should focus on this sector. Click for stats.
(Source: climateadaptation, via wespeakfortheearth)
Learn about Monsanto
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“Monsanto has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as being a “potentially responsible party” for 56 contaminated sites (Superfund sites) in the United States. Monsanto has been sued, and has settled, multiple times for damaging the health of its employees or residents near its Superfund sites through pollution and poisoning.”
“Phil Angell, Monsanto’s director of corporate communications (referring to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) explained the company’s regulatory philosophy to Michael Pollan in 1998: “Monsanto should not have to vouch for the safety of biotech food. Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible. Assuring its safety is FDA’s job.”
“Former Monsanto employees currently hold positions in US government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Supreme Court. These include Clarence Thomas, Michael R. Taylor, Ann Veneman, Linda Fisher, Michael Friedman, William D. Ruckelshaus, and Mickey Kantor.[27]Linda Fisher has been back and forth between positions at Monsanto and the EPA.”
