“Warm air holds more water vapor than cold, and so the atmosphere is about 4% wetter than it was 40 years ago. This loads the dice for flood and drought, and we're seeing both in stunning abundance.” YearsWaterSeeingAirColdYears AgoWarmAtmosphereAbundanceLoadFloodStunningDiceDroughtVapor Author:Bill McKibben
“Should a small business or a large business be able to pollute the water or the air or the food? No, I hope you don't believe that.” ShouldBelieveAbleWaterAirDon't BelieveSmall Business Author:Bernie Sanders
“Fortunately, we know more about the problems that we have than in all preceding history. We know now the consequences of the things that we put into the air, into the water - of the way we treat life on Earth.” KnowsWayProblemEarthWaterAirConsequenceTreats Author:Sylvia Earle
“The territorial body has been polluted by roads, elevators, etc. Similarly, our animal body starts being polluted. Ecology no longer deals with water, flora, wildlife and air only. It deals with the body itself as well. It is comparable with an invasion: technology is invading our body because of miniaturisation.” WellsHas BeensBodyWaterAnimalDealsTechnologyAirEtcEcologyInvasionWildlifeElevatorsInvadingTerritorialFlora Author:Paul Virilio
“Without regard to whether some place is wealthy or poor, everybody should have the chance at clean air and clean water.” ShouldWaterChancePoorAirShould HaveRegardCleanWealthyClean WaterClean Air Author:Barack Obama
“Every company that manufactures something is causing some damage either to the soil or water or air. Most companies treat these as externalities. But the growing movement of sustainability calls for companies to internalize these costs. Once companies do this, they will have a strong incentive to reduce their carbon footprint.” StrongWaterCompanyGrowingAirMovementCostTreatsDamageSoilSustainabilityCarbonIncentivesFootprintCarbon FootprintExternalities Author:Philip Kotler
“I believe in thrift as I believe in freedom, but I don't support the plutocratic hostility to taxation, regulation, and protections of land, water, and air.” BelieveI BelieveWaterSupportAirLandI Believe InProtectionRegulationTaxationHostilityThrift Author:Wendell Berry
“The environment is everything that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth - the air we breathe, the water that covers most of the earth's surface, the plants and animals around us, the overall condition of our planet, and much more. Protecting the environment is really important to everyone's welfare - that of our children, as well as that of the future generations.” WellsChildrenImportantEarthWaterAbilityAnimalEnvironmentGenerationsAirConditionsPlanetsOur ChildrenPlantSurfaceBreatheWelfareSurroundingsOur PlanetFuture GenerationPlants And Animals Author:Yaya Toure
“We've lost half the summer sea ice in the Arctic. We've wiped out an enormous percentage of the world's coral reefs. We see huge changes in the planet's hydrology already, the cycles of drought and flood both amped up because warm air holds more water vapor than cold. These things are happening with a one-degree increase and going to two degrees won't be twice as bad, the increase in damage won't be linear, it most certainly will be exponential. So it was precisely the wrong moment to elect Trump.” WorldTwoMomentsLostWaterHalfAirSeaPlanetsHugeColdTrumpDegreesSummerHappeningsIncreaseWarmEnormousIceDamageCyclesFloodPercentagesLinearDroughtArcticReefsVaporCoral ReefsHuge Changes Author:Bill McKibben
“Money is kind of a base subject. Like water, food, air and housing, it affects everything yet for some reason the world of academics thinks it's a subject below their social standing.” ThinkingWorldKindReasonSuccessSocialWaterMoneyBusinessKnowledgeAirSubjectsSelf ImprovementStandingAcademicBusiness SuccessHousing Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air.” IfsGivenWaterAirMovementShapesCatPatternsFishesSubtleDiagrams Book:On Cats Source: On Cats