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"Preserving parks and open spaces is a winner because it doesn’t need to be explained to everyday Americans."

- Frank Luntz
American pollster and political strategist Frank Luntz frequently stresses the value of unambiguous communication in politics. His understanding of the power of messaging to sway public opinion has made him a valuable contributor to conversations about environmental policy. Supporting parks and open…

"There is no doubt that pollution contributes to the climate changing around us, but what I refuse to do is support a climate tax bill like Waxman/Markey put in place that would have cost farmers and ranchers in the state, that would cost small business the opportunity to grow, that would increase that bills that families pay, $1,700 a year."

- Cory Gardner
American politician Cory Gardner has participated in a number of discussions concerning environmental regulations. Although he supports taking action to combat climate change, he is wary of particular policies that could negatively impact the local economy and communities. His larger perspective on …

"New roads carve up the countryside, dispelling peace, creating a penumbra of noise, pollution and ugliness. Their effects spread for many miles."

- George Monbiot
Environmental author George Monbiot is well-known for his insightful criticism of how society affects the natural world. He eloquently explains in one of his works how communities and natural landscapes are upended by the growth of transportation infrastructure. Picture a calm rural area with peacef…

"Our dependence on oil and natural gas won’t vanish overnight, but America’s energy future will shine brighter if we continue to develop wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal, biofuel, hydropower and other clean alternatives and give ourselves time to transition."

- Nancy Mace
A former U.S. Navy officer who is now a politician, Nancy Mace has been outspoken about the need to switch to cleaner energy sources while also admitting that fossil fuels will still be needed in the near future. Although she acknowledges that natural gas and oil are ingrained in our current way of …

"As a kid, I was going to be a marine biologist or an actor. When I became successful as an actor, I said, ‘Well, maybe I can lend a voice to this with an equal passion.’ You realize how lucky we are and how destructive we’ve been and what little regard we have for the natural world."

- Leonardo DiCaprio
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio frequently talks about how he went from wanting to be a marine biologist to becoming one of the most successful actors in show business. His dreams as a child were centered on appreciating and preserving nature. But after becoming a successful actor, he found another…

"I drive a hybrid, and we’ve changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everything else."

- Al Gore
Known for his environmental activism, Al Gore has been a steadfast supporter of lowering carbon emissions and halting climate change. He frequently uses anecdotes from his own life to show how anyone can help combat global warming. During one such session, he discussed the actions he had taken to le…

"Oceans are one of the most important things in the world now and that is a national security threat of the United States of America, to be honest with you. That is why seeing the habitat destroyed is so short-sighted by us."

- Ian Somerhalder
Actor Ian Somerhalder, who has starred in hit TV shows like "The Vampire Diaries," has been outspoken about environmental concerns and how they affect international security. He frequently highlights how important the oceans are to human welfare and national stability in addition to marine life. Thi…

"If you think of the ice caps as the fridge of our planet, if your fridge at home died, the food you eat would go rotten, and you’d starve."

- Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom, an actor, once used a potent analogy to highlight the significance of protecting Earth's ice caps. He compares them to our domestic refrigerators. Ignoring the planet's ice caps could have disastrous effects on life on Earth, much like a broken refrigerator can result in spoiled food …

"If you’ve had a standard gas boiler in your house for 12-15 years, it’s probably very inefficient and needs to be taken out and upgraded. But I would suggest, if anyone can afford it, do not replace your gas boiler with another gas boiler, and if you can, put in an air source heat pump."

- George Clarke
Well-known British architect and TV personality George Clarke frequently speaks out against environmental injustices and in favor of sustainable building methods. He stressed the significance of replacing outdated gas boilers with more energy-efficient heating systems in one of his speeches or inter…

"I voted against the climate-change legislation. Not that I don’t believe we should move to a clean-energy economy, and it can be good for South Dakota’s economy to do so, but it was started out as a very partisan bill in the committee."

- Stephanie Herseth
From 2005 to 2011, Stephanie Herseth, an American politician, was a member of the US House of Representatives. She frequently had to negotiate intricate political environments where economic interests and environmental concerns collided while serving in Congress. She once famously opposed a piece of…