Avram Noam Chomsky, Ph.D., (born December 7, 1928)
American Linguist, Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Professor (Emeritus)
Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, Author, and Activist

The reality is that under capitalist conditions–meaning maximization of short-term gain–you’re ultimately going to destroy the environment: the only question is when.

Noam Chomsky, Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky,(The New York Press, 2002), 58.