William Cunningham > Quotes

“Policymakers are becoming aware that eliminating poverty and protecting our common environment are inextricably interlinked, because the world’s poorest people are both victims and agents of environmental degradation. The poorest people are often forced to meet short-term survival needs at the cost of long-term sustainability. Desperate for croplands to feed their families, and for fuel, many clear forests or cultivate steep hillsides, where soil
is rapidly eroded. Others migrate to the crowded shantytowns that surround most major cities in the developing world.”
― William Cunningham, Environmental Science

“A legal brief entitled Should Trees Have Standing?, written for this case by Christopher D. Stone, proposed that organisms as well as ecological systems and processes should have standing (or rights) in court. After all, corporations—such as Disney—are treated as persons and given legal rights even though their “personhood” is only a figment of our imagination. Why shouldn’t nature have similar standing?”
― William Cunningham, Environmental Science: A Global Concern

“Policymakers are becoming aware that eliminating poverty and protecting our common environment are inextricably interlinked, because the world’s poorest people are both victims and agents of
environmental degradation. The poorest people are often forced to meet short-term survival needs at the cost of long-term sustainability. Desperate for croplands to feed their families, and for fuel, many clear forests or cultivate steep hillsides, where soil
is rapidly eroded. Others migrate to the crowded shantytowns that surround most major cities in the developing world.”
― William Cunningham, Environmental Science: A Global Concern

“One of the issues that has emerged with this proliferation of media is partisan journalism—reports that serve one viewpoint, rather than trying to weigh diverse evidence and perspectives.”
― William Cunningham, Environmental Science: A Global Concern

“Policymakers are becoming aware that eliminating poverty and protecting our common environment are inextricably interlinked, because the world’s poorest people are both victims and agents of environmental degradation. The poorest people are often forced to meet short-term survival needs at the cost of long-term sustainability. Desperate for croplands to feed their families, and for fuel, many clear forests or cultivate steep hillsides, where soil is rapidly eroded. Others migrate to the crowded shantytowns that surround most major cities in the developing world.”
― William Cunningham, Environmental Science: A Global Concern

“Primary pollutants are those released directly from the source into the air in a harmful form. Secondary pollutants are converted to a hazardous form after they enter the air or are formed by chemical reactions as components of the air mix and interact”
― William Cunningham, Environmental Science: A Global Concern