February 2008 | On Our Radar
Worth Repeating
“The real fear is going through the process and thinking, ‘I’m dying of stupidity.’”
— Actor Jack Nicholson on what really scares him about dying of lung cancer. (LA Times, 12/12)
“[It’s] as if Mother Nature said, ‘Only humans will be silly enough to spill huge amounts of oil. Better dangle the best solution as bangs in front of their eyes.’”
— Lisa Gautier, co-founder of the nonprofit Matter of Trust, which collects human hair from salons to be woven into mats that are amazingly effective at absorbing oil spills and used motor oil. (matteroftrust.org)
“The Bush administration is moving forward with a clear national solution.”
— EPA administrator Stephen Johnson explaining why 17 states have been denied the right to set stricter CO2 emissions standards to help curb global warming. In response, 15 states sued the EPA. (NY Times, 12/21)
“The Arctic is often cited as the canary in the coal mine for climate warming. Now the canary has died. It is time to start getting out of the coal mines.”
— NASA climate scientist H. Jay Zwally on the accelerated melting of the Arctic Ocean, which could be nearly ice-free by the end of summer 2012. (AP, 12/12)
“If for some reason you are not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us. Please, get out of the way.”
— Kevin Conrad, negotiator from Papua New Guinea, rebuking the U.S. for being obstructionist at the Bali Climate Talks. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. agreed to “join consensus.” (NY Times, 12/16)
“More people believe in the devil, hell and angels than believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution.” (The Harris Poll® #119, 11/29)
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