Quotes for Quotation: Creation Corner Column for February 2018
1. An interview with Katharine Hayhoe appeared in the Fall 2017 print edition of Catalyst, a quarterly publication of the Union of Concerned Scientists: The initial question was:
Dr. Hayhoe, you're a climate scientist and an Evangelical Christian. Many in your faith are among the loudest voices denying the reality of climate change in our country today. How do you personally reconcile your religion and your life's work?
Answer from Katharine Hayhoe: "One of the most interesting things I have learned from talking to people is that every major world's religion's core values are care for creation, nature, and the world, and care for people who are poor, who have fewer advantages. The Bible doesn't mention climate change, but it has a lot to say about our responsibility for this world that we live in, and our responsibility to care for people, especially the poor and vulnerable of this world, who are being disproportionately affected by a changing climate."
For more discussion of Dr. Hayhoe's efforts, see www.ucsusa.org . For her biweekly YouTube series called "Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe", see https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RkdaEqgRVKi3AzidF4ow .
Dr. Hayhoe is the director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, and also is the founder and CEO of ATMOS Research, a consulting firm that helps industry, nonprofit, and government clients understand how climate change will affect the way they work.
2. "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir
3. "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." William Shakespeare
4. "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." Albert Einstein
5. "It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment." Ansel Adams
6. "Whenever there's a huge spill of solar energy, it's just called a nice day." unknown
7. "When you throw something away, where is away?" unknown
8. "May the FOREST be with you." unknown
9. "The climate is changing faster than we are." unknown
10. "God's original plan was to hang out in a garden with some naked vegetarians." unknown
11. "One generation plants the trees, the next gets the shade." Chinese proverb
12. Gardening is cheaper than therapy---and you get tomatoes!" unknown
13. "The good thing about science is that it's true, whether or not you believe in it." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
14. "Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley
15. "The Most Powerful Mind-Altering Substance Is The Truth." unknown
16. "Give Bees a Chance." unknown
17. "Get Lost in Nature and You Will Find Yourself." unknown
18. "It's the end of the world, said the caterpillar. It's just the beginning, said the butterfly." unknown
19. "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed." Mahatma Gandhi
20. "Whatever happens to water happens to people." unknown
21. "There Is No Planet B." unknown
22. "My Species Disappoints Me." unknown
23. "Trees Are the Lungs of the Earth." unknown
24. "Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make Do, Or Do Without." unknown
25. "Our victories are never permanent." David Brower, founder of Earth Island Institute.
Note: Mike Ochs compiles this column from Williamsport PA, where he is a member of the Responsible Drilling Alliance, one of whose slogans is "Keep It Wild."
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