“In a time of continued population growth the consequences are devastating, needless to say. The Earth is too crowded already in terms of aura, and it's growing at 20 percent a decade.” EarthHumanityGrowthTermGrowingBuddhismPercentConsequencePopulationDecadesCrowdedAurasPopulation Growth Author:Frederick Lenz
“We have created a democracy that links us all, and with it come not only opportunities but obligations. There are no gates or walls high enough. There are no bank accounts large enough to buy you and your family and your friends protection from the fear and hunger of those left behind or to isolate you from the consequences of growing social inequities. We are all in this boat together. And the fact that there isn't a hole at your end of the boat doesn't mean you are safe.” MeanEndsEnoughFactsTogetherOpportunityLeftSocialBehindsDemocracyGrowingWallSafeConsequenceAccountsUnityHungerProtectionHolesObligationBoatOur FamilyGatesLinksLeft BehindBank Accounts Book:Fanatics & Fools: How Politicians are Betraying the American People Source: Fanatics & Fools: How Politicians are Betraying the American People
“To prevent wars, people must criticize, in their own country, the abuses that occur in their own country. The role taboos play in the preparation for war. The number of shameful secrets keeps growing incessantly, boundlessly. How meaningless all censorship taboos become, and how meaningless the consequences for overstepping them, when your life is in danger.” PeopleWarCountryPlayLife IsNumbersSecretRolesGrowingDangerConsequenceAbusePreparationCriticizeMeaninglessCensorshipTabooShamefulIncessantlyOverstepping Author:Christa Wolf
“On Earth Day I made a commitment to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by the year 2000. And I asked for a blueprint on how to achieve this goal. In concert with all other nations, we simply must halt global warming. It is a threat to our health, to our ecology, and to our economy. I know that the precise magnitude and patterns of climate change cannot be fully predicted. But global warming clearly is a growing, long-term threat with profound consequences. And make no mistake about it, it will take decades to reverse.” KnowsYearsLongMadeEarthNationsGoalTermLevelsMistakeEconomyGrowingAchieveCommitmentConsequenceThreatProfoundClimateClimate ChangePatternsDecadesLong TermGlobal WarmingConcertsReverseEcologyPreciseEmissionsHaltMagnitudeEarth DayBlueprintsGreenhousesGreenhouse Gases Author:William J. Clinton
“From wherever the emissions come, they have the same effect: They trap much more heat from the sun, melt the ice, raise the sea level, cause stronger storms, floods, drought, bigger fires, generate millions of climate refugees, destabilize political systems, threaten the growing of food crops and cause a number of other catastrophic consequences which, taken together, threaten the basis for the future of human civilization on the Earth.” HumansEarthTogetherPoliticalCausesLevelsNumbersMillionsSunTakenFireGrowingSeaEffectsCivilizationConsequenceBasesBiggerStrongerRaisesClimateStormIceHeatFloodTrapsRefugeeCropsEmissionsPolitical SystemsDroughtHuman Civilization Author:Al Gore
“The growing inequality of wealth and income distribution is both a moral and economic problem. If the wealthy are unwilling to pay more taxes, then this is going to lead to spending cuts. And if you put off the table things like national defense, then you're going to end up cutting more and more out of programs that aid the poor. So, I think there are consequences to this idea that tolerance for inequality requires us to - to just do nothing to make the wealthy contribute a higher share of resources to fund the government.” IfsThinkingIdeasEndsProblemGovernmentWealthPoorPayMoralCuttingGrowingShareEconomicHigherTaxesConsequenceResourcesProgramTablesSpendingDefenseAidsToleranceIncomeInequalityFundWealthyDistributionUnwillingNational DefenseEconomic ProblemsSpending CutsIncome Distribution Author:Bruce Bartlett
“The U.S. and, to a certain extent, countries in Europe as well, have experienced growing inequality within their population for decades - a small group of people own the lion's share of the wealth. Populists take advantage of this, and their policies are extremely hard to predict. And this has serious consequences. Companies shy away from risk, postponing their investment decisions in times of uncertainty, the stock markets get nervous and unemployment threatens to increase.” PeopleWellsCountryHardCertainWealthDecisionCompanyGrowingRiskGroupsSharePolicySeriousConsequenceEuropeAdvantageIncreaseInvestmentPopulationDecadesNervousInequalityUncertaintyShyLionsUnemploymentSmall GroupsPopulistPostponing Author:Nicholas Bloom
“Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires.” IfsHumansProblemWaterLevelsFireGrowingSeaPlanetsActivityConsequenceClimateClimate ChangeWaveHeatRisingGasTrendsEmissionsHuman ActivityGreenhousesAvailabilityGreenhouse GasesHeat Wave Author:Malcolm Turnbull
“Making mistakes is part of learning to choose well. No way around it. Choices are thrust upon us, and we don't always get things right. Even postponing or avoiding a decision can become a choice that carries heavy consequences. Mistakes can be painful-sometimes they cause irrevocable harm-but welcome to Earth. Poor choices are part of growing up, and part of life. You will make bad choices, and you will be affected by the poor choices of others. We must rise above such things.” WayWellsSometimesEarthChoicesCausesDecisionPoorMistakeGrowing UpGrowingConsequencePainfulHeavyHarmWelcomeMaking MistakesCarrieAffectedAvoidingRise AboveThrustParts Of LifeIrrevocableBad ChoicesPostponingPoor Choices Author:Brandon Mull