“If every country committed to spending 0.05 per cent of GDP on researching non-carbon-emitting energy technologies, that would cost $25 billion a year, and it would do a lot more than massive carbon cuts to fight warming and save lives.” IfsYearsCountryFightingEnergyTechnologyCuttingCostCommittedSpendingBillionsMassiveCentsCarbonGdpSave A Life Author:Bjorn Lomborg
“There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.” WorldShouldCountryTodayAffairInternationalPopulationBillionsToday's WorldConsultationInternational Affairs Author:Li Peng
“The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country.” NeedsYearsCountryForcePlansCommitmentOriginalsSoldierBillionsExpertsOccupationAfghanistanMarshall Plan Author:Ted Rall
“Roughly two billion people participate in the money economy, with less than half of those living in the wealthy countries of the developed world. These affluent 800 million, however, account for more than 75 percent of the world's energy and resource consumption, and also create the bulk of its industrial, toxic, and consumer waste.” PeopleWorldTwoCountryEnergyHalfMillionsEconomyWastePercentResourcesAccountsBillionsConsumersWealthyToxicConsumptionConsumerismOverconsumptionAffluent Author:Stuart L. Hart
“The reason I vote Democrat is because I think it's better to pay billions for oil to people who hate us, but not drill our own because it might upset some endangered beetle, gopher, or fish here in America. We don't care about the beetles, gophers, or fish in those other countries.” PeopleThinkingCountryReasonMightCareAmericaHatePayVoteDemocratFishesDon't CareOilBillionsUpsetVotingOther CountriesDrillsBeetlesGophers Author:David Letterman
“Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it's less than one ton. It's an average of about five tons for everyone on the planet. And, somehow, we have to make changes that will bring that down to zero.” PeopleYearsCountryPoorFivePlanetsAverageBillionsZeroCarbonMaking ChangesCarbon DioxidePoor Countries Author:Bill Gates
“When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances for waiting and for patience is over. Too many lives have been lost, too many billions of dollars have been spent for us to trust the president on another tired and failed policy that's opposed by generals and experts, Democrats and Republicans, Americans and many of the Iraqis themselves.” GivingHas BeensWarCountryAmericaLostWaitingPresidentEffortStrugglePolicyPromiseRepublicanDemocratIraqTerrorBillionsExpertsAssuranceIraq WarPatience And WaitingRefocus Author:Barack Obama
“Western countries allow no freedom of expression, which they claim to advocate, with regard to the myth of the massacre of Jews known as the holocaust, and nobody in the West enjoys the freedom of expression to deny it or raise doubts about it.” CountryEnjoyKnownDoubtExpressionClaimsRegardRaisesWestWesternJewDenyMythBillionsHolocaustFreedom Of ExpressionSanctityMassacres Author:Ali Khamenei