The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.

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David Takayoshi Suzuki is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001.

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We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone’s arguing over where they’re going to sit.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it’s for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

It’s time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let’s not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist