 "Only when the last tree has died... and
the last river has been poisoned... and the last fish has
been caught... will we realize that we cannot eat
money." - 19th century Cree saying "No
country not experiencing a revolution or a military
defeat with a subsequent occupation has probably ever had
as rapid or as widespread an increase in inequality as
has occurred in the United States in the past two
decades". - Lester Thurow, MIT economist
"The single most important contribution any
of us can make to the planet is a return to
frugality." - Robert Muller, former U.N. Asst.
Secretary General
"The future of one of the earth's most
vital resources is being determined by those who profit
from its overuse and abuse". - unknown origin
"If Ibsen’s ‘Enemy of the
People’ were alive today, he would recognize the
ethic that has informed capitalist and communist
countries alike - economic growth before public health
and well-being. The true enemies of the people ar those
who continue to sacrifice our long-term interests for
short-term gains. But perhaps we should all look in the
mirror." - Susanna York
"The vested interests are enormous...the
same companies that make a lot of the polluting chemicals
also make a lot of the cancer treatment drugs." -
Sharon Batt
"Where once the student was taught that the
unexamined life was not worth living, he is now taught
that the profitably lived life is not worth
examining." - Benjamin Barber
"Why does saving the world have to be
cost-effective when destroying it isn't?" -
Ralph Torrie
"You can't have an economy anywhere except
inside the environment." - Ralph Torrie
"If there's a time to become fully engaged,
it's now." - Sharon Batt
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