They want to see people who are going to stand up and protect the future for our kids and grandkids.

CNN: Question marks for GOP in New York district and beyond

They keep our economy moving forward, and as important stewards of our environment, they help conserve our lands, protect our wildlife, and safeguard our waters for future generations.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

But the HMAP is using the evidence of documents such as centuries old tax records and sailor's logs to explore how they have changed - and find the information that will help us understand and protect our oceans for the future.

CNN: Future protection of the oceans could lie in the past

You and I stand ready - ready to protect our environment for future generations and stay economically competitive.

NPR: Text of the Democratic Response to the State of the Union Address

"Our members believe that a vote for Gore is the best way to protect our families from pollution and safeguard our nation's landscapes for future generations to enjoy, " Cox said.

CNN: Sierra Club endorses Gore for president

So when we pursue energy independence, when we continue to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by increasing domestic production of fossil fuel energy but other forms of energy, we enhance our security and protect America's future in that way.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

We have to know our oceans, to help our oceans, to protect our oceans so they can have a future and we can have a future.

BBC: Davos 2013: Iceland slams Europe over fishing policy

At the turn of this millennium, world leaders met at the United Nations and made an historic pledge to end poverty, to treat curable diseases, to give all children the schooling, food and future they deserve, to empower women and to protect the planet, our only home.

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