In moving forward, we must always stress sustainability and conservation - principles that are best understood by Americans who live and work off the land.

we are good stewards of our environment.

Now we must take bold action so that our children inherit a planet that is cleaner, safer, and more peaceful for generations to come.

to combat global climate change and create millions of new jobs.

There's no more pressing challenge facing our country than the threat of climate change.

Global warming is a grave and growing threat to our national security.

We are still Earth's best hope.

Global warming is not a someday problem, it is now.

We will start by dramatically improving the efficiency of our buildings, which currently account for nearly half of all carbon emissions in America today.

When it comes to the issue that will determine the very future of life on this Earth, we are still Earth's best hope.

Climate change is not some distant problem we can deal with later or wait for someone else to solve.

We must never forget that our most important responsibility is to leave our children and grandchildren a world that is better than the one we inherited.

I believe that we have a moral obligation to leave this planet better than we found it.

The bill's recovery planning provisions will more effectively accomplish conservation and delisting of species.

We are going to have to address the flooding issues.

The successes of the American Heritage Rivers initiative are a tribute to the efforts of thousands of citizens all across America.

These new standards for clothes washers, water heaters, residential heat pumps and central air conditioners, and commercial heating and cooling equipment are a critical part of our broader effort to address the greatest environmental challenge of the 21st century: global warming.

I applaud the leadership and hard work of Energy Secretary Bill Richardson and his staff for bringing these consumer savings and environmental benefits to the American public.