Environmental problems cannot be resolved here the way they are resolved in other countries. I heard that 80 per cent of the environmental problems in the U.S. are solved in court. That can't happen here.
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We have very strong environmental laws in the United States and elsewhere around the world. The problem is that they're seldom enforced.
What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are.
There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.
We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.
Allowing for endless legal challenges or partisan political discussions is not the proper way to handle an issue that affects the entire scope of the environment and the economy.
The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it.
We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible.
I have long understood that climate change is not only an environmental issue - it is a humanitarian, economic, health, and justice issue as well.
We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved.
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