We shouldn't fuel the future with the polluting methods of the past, ... We have the technology to power our future in ways that don't threaten our h…

- Denis Hayes

I feel more confident than ever that the power to save the planet rests with the individual consumer.

- Denis Hayes

Earth Day gathered up those strands, and dozens more, and knitted them together in the public consciousness as "environmental" issues. The nation was…

- Denis Hayes

Listen up, you couch potatoes: each recycled beer can saves enough electricity to run a television for three hours.

- Denis Hayes

Under communism, prices were not allowed to reflect economic reality. Under capitalism, prices don't reflect ecological reality. In the long run, the…

- Denis Hayes

Whether you are buying a car or casting a ballot, choosing a job or planning a family, follow your moral compass. Don't let others define you. Don'…

- Denis Hayes

By the year 2000, such renewable energy sources could provide 40 percent of the global energy budget; by 2025, humanity could obtain 75 percent of it…

- Denis Hayes

We got everyone's attention, but we didn't solve any environmental problems.

- Denis Hayes

When civilization stands at the edge of a cliff, a step forward doesn't make much sense.

- Denis Hayes