“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.” —Mother Teresa “The Earth is what we all have in common.” —Wendell Berry “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -George Bernard Shaw “Time spent among trees is never time wasted.” —Anonymous “Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, — To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress its music.” —Percy Bysshe Shelley “He that plants trees loves others besides himself.” —Thomas Fuller “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” —Margaret Mead “One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” —Leo Tolstoy “The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” -Lady Bird Johnson “The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” —John Paul II “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” —John Ruskin “Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” —Jimmy Carter “Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.” —George Washington Carver “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” —Jane Goodall “The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” —Gaylord Nelson EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 01 Preparedness is the calm before, during and after the storm. (anon) 02 Every person who prepares is one less person who panics in a crisis. (attributed to Mike Adamson, British Red Cross) 03 Preparedness is the ultimate confidence builder. (Vince Lombardi, American football legend) 04 By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. (Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the United States) 05 Private sector preparedness is not a luxury, it is a cost of doing business in the post 9/11 world. It is ignored at a tremendous potential cost in lives, money and national security.” (The 9/11 Commission Report | Business Preparedness, Security) 06 The future belongs to those who prepare for it. (Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, and poet) 07 There is no harm in hoping for the best as long as you are prepared for the worst. (Stephen King, author) 08 Prepare and prevent, don’t repair and repent (anon) 09 Winter is coming… (Ned Stark, Game of Thrones Character) 10 Resilience is a culture of preparedness (attributed to the Center for Strategic & International Studies) 11 Preparation through education is less costly than learning through tragedy (Max Mayfield, meteorologist and director of the National Hurricane Center) 12 Always be prepared, expect the unexpected (anon) Optimism bias is a well known psychological phenomenon that causes a person to believe that they are less at risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. Don’t be fooled – be prepared. 14 Preparedness substitutes negative feelings, fear and depression with positive actions for a more secure future (anon) 15 Tough times don’t last. Tough and prepared people do. (Robert H. Schuller, Amercian pastor) 16 Wishing won’t keep you safe, preparedness will (anon) COASTAL MANAGEMENT "The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat."— Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer "The sea is the universal sewer."— Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer "We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about - farming replacing hunting."— Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer "Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans."— Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer "I said that the oceans were sick but they're not going to die. There is no death possible in the oceans — there will always be life — but they're getting sicker every year."— Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer "The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters... and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult."— Jacques Yves Cousteau, Oceanographer "Without water, our planet would be one of the billions of lifeless rocks floating endlessly in the vastness of the inky-black void."— Fabien Cousteau, Grandson of Jacques Cousteau "It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist: the threat is rather to life itself."— Rachel Carson, Marine Biologist "All the king’s horses and all the king’s men will never gather up all the plastic and put the ocean back together again."— Charles Moore, Marine Researcher "Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest."— Charles Moore, Marine Researcher "I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us."— Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer "No water, no life. No blue, no green."— Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer "It is the worst of times but it is the best of times because we still have a chance."— Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer "Many of us ask what can I, as one person, do, but history shows us that everything good and bad starts because somebody does something or does not do something." — Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer "Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now."— Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer "I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet."— Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer "With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea."— Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer "I had fought on behalf of man against the sea, but I realized that it had become more urgent to fight on behalf of the sea against men."— Alain Bombard, Biologist "If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct."— Peter Benchley, Author of "Jaws" "We owe it to our children to be better stewards of the environment. The alternative? - a world without whales. It's too terrible to imagine."— Pierce Brosnan, Actor "We know that when we protect our oceans we’re protecting our future."— President Bill Clinton WATER CONSERVATION “Conserve water, conserve life.” “Don’t flush our planet’s most valuable resource.” “ Don’t let the water run when you brush your teeth.” “ A drop of water is worth more than a sack of gold to a thirsty man.” “ Thousands Lived without Love, but not without water. So SAVE WATER.” “ If you Don’t want mental hydration then Think about water conservation.” “A drop of water is worth more than a sack of gold to a thirsty man.” “ Water is precious, Conserve when you do dishes.” “ Don’t let the water run in the sink, our life’s on the brink.” “ Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children’s lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.” “ No matter, how much rich you are, you can’t live without water.” “ Four million people die each year due to water-borne disease.” “ Life depends on water, the reservoir depends on you.” “ Water is the one substance from which the earth can conceal nothing, it sucks out its innermost secrets and brings them to our very lips.” 12 Sustainability Quotes to Inspire Kindness to our Earth “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan, Author “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers, Television Personality “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.” – Annie Leonard, Proponent of Sustainability “When you put the whole picture together, recycling is the right thing to do.” – Pam Shoemaker, Author “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein, Physicist “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” – Thomas Fuller, Historian “Recycling, packaging, businesses are changing all of those things because that’s what consumers want.” – Jerry Greenfield, Co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream “If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, designed or removed from production.” – Pete Seeger, Folk Singer & Social Activist “We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.” – Terry Swearingen, Nurse & Winner of Goldman Environmental Prize in 1997 “Buy less, choose well.” – Vivienne Westwood, Fashion Designer “At its core, the issue of a clean environment is a matter of public health.” – Gina McCarthy, Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY CONSERVATION Be polite. Turn off the light. Conservation, not Deprivation. Conservation: It doesn’t cost. It saves. Conserve to Preserve. Do the Earth a favor. Be a power saver. Do what’s right. Turn off the light. Don’t be Fuelish! Earth: Cherish or perish. Energy earns or simply burns, choice is yours. Energy misused cannot be excused. Energy saved is energy produced. Energy saved today is asset for future. Energy serves you the way you deserve. Flip It Off. For a better tomorrow, save energy today. For your better tomorrow, save energy. If It’s Not In Use, Turn off the Juice! Leaks make your future bleak. Let’s Cut Carbs…Our Carbon footprint, that is. Live Green. Save Green. Love your mother – Earth. Pull the plug and you’ll feel smug. Save energy save life. Save Energy. Save Money. Save the Planet. Save on energy and money, just snuggle up to your honey. Save one unit a day, keep power cut away. Save today enjoy tomorrow; waste today cry tomorrow. Save Today. Survive Tomorrow. Saving energy today for a brighter tomorrow. The less you burn, the more you earn. Turn off the light when outside it’s bright. Turn off the lights, wasting electricity bites. Waste Not. Wanna Lot.
