“REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.” HumansHandsActionAreasPropensityHuman HandsRadius Book:The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World
“JESTER, n. An officer attached to the king's household to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and utterances . . . the king's own conduct and decrees [being] sufficiently ridiculous for the amusement not only of his court but of all mankind.” ActionMankindKingsCourtRidiculousOfficersHouseholdAmusementDecreeUtteranceJester Author:Ambrose Bierce
“Judge not of actions by their mere effect; Dive to the center, and the cause detect. Great deeds from meanest springs may take their course, And smallest virtues from a mighty source.” MayActionCoursesCausesVirtueEffectsJudgingSourceSpringMereDeedsSmallestSpring May Author:Alexander Pope
“Global warming ... may be a plaintiff lawyer's dream. And it's interesting, in a perverse way, to imagine how a jury in 2050 might react to some of the recent industry-backed studies minimizing the dangers of global warming. I suspect future jurors will not be amused.” WayMayDreamMightInterestingStudyImagineDangerIndustryLawyerGlobal WarmingSuspectsJuryAmusedMinimizingJurors Author:David Ignatius
“As you get more global warming, you should see an increase in the extremes of the hydrological cycle - droughts and floods and heavy precipitation.” ShouldIncreaseHeavyExtremesGlobal WarmingCyclesFloodDrought Author:James Hansen
“At the moment, the 4 percent of us in this country produce a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide - once you look at maps of rising sea levels and spreading mosquitoes, you realize that we've probably never figured out a way to hate our neighbors around the world much more effectively.” WorldWayLooksCountryMomentsHateRealizingLevelsSeaProducePercentNeighborAround The WorldRisingGlobal WarmingMapsQuartersCarbonMosquitoesCarbon Dioxide Author:Bill McKibben
“Both rich and poor nations have a common stake in policies that put the globe on a sustainable development path. The conflict is less between poor and rich countries than between the broad interests of people and the narrow interests of extractive industries. We need to find our way towards some kind of global regime that reduces emissions of the greenhouse gases, but well-off nations need to transfer the technology to make this possible, rather than viewing this shift as one more opportunity for private industry to profit.” PeopleWayNeedsWellsKindCountryOpportunityNationsInterestPoorCommonTechnologyPathRichPolicyDevelopmentIndustryConflictProfitGlobal WarmingBroadsStakesRegimesGlobesTransfersRich And PoorEmissionsSustainable DevelopmentGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesRich CountriesPoor Nations Author:Robert Kuttner
“But here is the heart of the moral issue for many of us. Simply put, those around the world who have contributed least to global warming and climate change will be the most and first to be impacted by the consequences of it all. Sadly, it's an old story. We, the affluent, create the problem, and the poor pay the price for our sins. It is wrong, and it is a sin-ours.” WorldFirstsHeartStoriesProblemSinPoorPayMoralIssuesConsequenceClimateClimate ChangeAround The WorldGlobal WarmingPay The PriceAffluentMoral Issues Author:Jim Wallis
“Choosing the most fuel-efficient vehicles within a class can save drivers at least $1,500 in fuel costs and avoid more than 15 tons of greenhouse gas pollution over the life of the vehicle, as well as help reduce dependence on foreign oil.” WellsHelpingClassCostOilFuelGlobal WarmingGasDriversEfficientVehiclePollutionDependenceGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesForeign Oil Author:Carol Browner
“Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw. The region, the largest frozen peat bog in the world, had begun to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago. Scientists believe the bog could begin to release billions of tonnes of methane locked up in the soils, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The World Meteorological Organisation recently reported the largest annual rise of methane levels in the atmosphere for a decade.” WorldGivingYearsFirstsBelieveLevelsGiving UpEvidenceFirst TimeYears AgoScientistWesternDecadesStoresBillionsReleaseAtmosphereSoilGlobal WarmingGasRegionsLockedCarbonFrozenOrganisationUnprecedentedAnnualsGreenhousesLocked UpCarbon DioxideGreenhouse GasesExpanseBogsSiberiaMethane Author:David Adam
