“The climate is changing. This year we have come to understand this when we faced events that resulted in fires.” Quote by Vladimir Putin
“I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.” ThinkingKindEndsMatterCareSportsBabySticksCornersTake CareHockeyTouchingNhlCrossingsPowderIce HockeyGreat HockeyMotivational HockeyHockey Sticks Author:Wayne Gretzky
“In fact, every child on earth born after June 23, 1988 belongs to what I call Generation Hot. This generation includes some two billion young people, all of whom have grown up under global warming and are fated to spend the rest of their lives confronting its mounting impacts.” PeopleChildrenTwoFactsEarthYoungBornGenerationsHotImpactClimate ChangeBillionsGlobal WarmingJuneConfrontingThis Generation Author:Mark Hertsgaard
“We are in the midst of the 6th largest extinction event in the history of the plant and the first caused by human action.” FirstsHumansActionEventsPlantClimate ChangeMidstExtinctionHuman Actions Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“I don't think we have learnt to keep within the limits. They are quite elastic but there is a point beyond which they will break and then you will get a complete and massive change in the climate in which the survival of human species might not be compatible.” ThinkingHumansMightBreakLimitsSurvivalClimateSpeciesClimate ChangeMassiveCompatibleHuman SpeciesMassive Change Author:Michael Meacher
“Imagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters. The first class passengers refuse to cooperate because they feel hot and want to use the air-conditioner and other electrical appliances. The second-class passengers spend all their time trying to be upgraded to first-class status. The boat sinks and the passengers all drown. That is where the present approach to climate change is leading.” WantNeedsFeelsTryingFirstsUseRunningWaterClassImagineAirApproachHotClimateClimate ChangeRefuseAvailableShipsBoatRisingDrainsPassengersSinkingElectricalPumpsFirst ClassAppliancesClass StatusAir ConditionerElectrical Appliances Author:Matthieu Ricard
“We know it (meat eating) is indisputably the number one cause of global warming. So what does it mean exactly to be an environmentalist on a daily basis if you are not thinking about the number one cause of global warming or one of the top two or three causes of all other environmental problems? Does it mean you are necessarily someone who doesn't care about the environment? Obviously not, but it might mean you have a blind spot for something big.” IfsThinkingKnowsMeanDoeTwoProblemBigsMightCareThreeCausesNumbersEnvironmentEatingBasesBlindEnvironmentalClimate ChangeSpotsMeatGlobal WarmingEnvironmentalistEnvironmental ProblemsBlind SpotsMeat EatingCauses Of Global Warming Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“By the end of the third decade of this century, all of American life - politics, international relations, our homes, our jobs, our industries, the kind of cars we drive - will be forever transformed by the climate and energy challenge.” KindEndsHomeJobsEnergyChallengesForeverCenturyCarIndustryThirdsRelationClimateClimate ChangeInternationalDecadesTransformedInternational RelationsAmerican Life Author:Joseph J. Romm
“Junkies find veins in their toes when the veins in their arms collapse. Developing tars sands is the equivalent.” ArmsClimate ChangeDevelopingSandCollapseToesVeinsJunkie Author:Al Gore
“Extreme weather events continue to grow more frequent and intense in rich and poor countries alike, not only devastating lives, but also infrastructure, institutions, and budgets - an unholy brew which can create dangerous security vacuums.” CountryGrowsPoorRichSecurityDangerousEventsInstitutionsClimate ChangeExtremesIntenseWeatherBudgetsInfrastructureVacuumsRich And PoorPoor CountriesExtreme Weather Author:Ban Ki-moon
“Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.” Life IsGamesPlayerMinutesInvolvedCoachingHockeyNhl Author:Wayne Gretzky