“Materialism is toxic to happiness, and we are losing our connection to the natural world.” WorldNaturalLosingConnectionsMaterialismToxicNatural World Author:James Gustave Speth
“Value change can change our pathetic capitulation to consumerism, which will help us psychologically as well as environmentally.” WellsHelpingValuesConsumerismPatheticCapitulation Author:James Gustave Speth
“My wife and I have purchased two hybrids. We bought a 3 kw photovoltaic unit. We recycle and offset our carbon emissions on the Internet. We turn things off. But we also spend two nice salaries every year, and here's the dirty little secret - our environmental footprint is HUGE, I'm sure. We've all got to do what we can in our individual lives, but we've also got to drive the systemic changes that will make the big differences.” YearsLittlesTwoBigsTurnsIndividualDifferencesSecretNiceWifeHugeInternetEnvironmentalMy WifeDirtyUnitsCarbonSalaryOur EnvironmentEmissionsFootprintHybridIndividual LifeCarbon EmissionsSystemic Change Author:James Gustave Speth
“The characters are complicated. The people you think are bad, may not be so bad, and the ones you think are good, may not be so good.” PeopleThinkingCharacterComplicated Author:Neal Baer
“I think one of the worst things schools have done is taken out all of the stuff like art, music, woodworking, sewing, cooking, welding, auto-shop. All these things you can turn into careers. How can you get interested in these careers if you don't try them on a little bit?” IfsThinkingTryingLittlesArtDoneSchoolTurnsStuffBitsCareersTakenWorstLittle BitCookingShopsWorst ThingsSewingArt MusicWoodworkingWelding Author:Temple Grandin
“Food banking as well as other antihunger programs do a good job of managing poverty by alleviating its worst symptom, hunger.” WellsJobsPovertyWorstProgramHungerSymptomsGood JobBanking Author:Mark Winne
“As a 25 year director of a non-profit program I began to see the need to shift from only doing projects/programs to also doing policy work.” NeedsYearsPolicyDirectorsProjectsProgramProfitNon Profit Author:Mark Winne
“Your projects can often demonstrative new and innovative approaches that can be supported and eventually replicated with greater support from the public sector. Showing up and speaking up at city council and state legislature hearings are essential, but so is the project work.” StatesCitiesSupportGreaterEssentialsProjectsApproachHearingCouncilInnovativeLegislatureShowing UpSpeaking UpPublic SectorState LegislaturesCity Council Author:Mark Winne
