Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Peter Gleick

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American scientist Peter Gleick.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Peter Gleick

Peter H. Gleick is an American scientist working on issues related to the environment. He works at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, which he co-founded in 1987. In 2003 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water resources. Among the issues he has addressed are conflicts over water resources, water and climate change, development, and human health.

How would we feel if you could pay extra to smoke on airplanes? When we decide something is a bad idea in general for society, we don't want the rich to be able to buy their way out of it.
Water is a means to an end, not an end in itself. — © Peter Gleick
Water is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
It's great that it's raining. But people should not assume that a little bit of rain is going to solve our problem.
This isn't about 'causality' but about 'influence'. The evidence is clear that human-induced climate change is influencing the drought, no matter the cause.
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