“The unthinkable is that we're distorting this atmospheric balance. We're shifting the chemical balance so that we have more poisons in the atmosphere - ozones and acid rain on ground level - while we're also changing the thermal climate of the earth through the greenhouse effect and - get this - simultaneously causing destruction of our primary filter of ultraviolet light. It's incredible. Talk about the national-debt crisis - we're piling up debts in the atmosphere, and the piper will want to be paid.” WantLightEarthLevelsEffectsBalanceRainDestructionPaidCrisisClimateIncrediblesDebtPrimariesAtmospherePoisonGlobal WarmingChemicalsShiftingAcidFiltersUnthinkableGreenhousesNational DebtPipersOzoneThermalUltravioletAcid RainDebt Crisis Author:Michael Oppenheimer
“We already know enough to begin to cope with all the major problems that are now threatening human life and much of the rest of life on earth. Our crisis is not a crisis of information; it is a crisis of decision of policy and action.” KnowsHumansEnoughProblemActionEarthDecisionInformationPolicyMajorsCrisisHuman LifeThreateningMajor ProblemsRest Of Life Author:George Wald
“Earth magic can help to sort out, work through and solve many of the minor crises and problems facing us as individuals today. True, it is not a simple solution to the world's problems, but it can bring order into our lives, and that's a good start.” WorldHelpingProblemTodayEarthOrderIndividualSimpleOur LivesMagicSolutionsCrisisSolveMinorsSimple Solutions Book:Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic Source: Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic
“And just as the false assumption that we are not connected to the earth has led to the ecological crisis, so to the equally false assumption that we arenot connected to each other that has led to our social crisis.” EarthSocialCrisisConnectedAssumptionEcologicalEcological CrisisFalse Assumptions Author:Al Gore
“The world has so many lessons to teach you. I consider the world, our earth, to be like a school, and our life, the classrooms. Sometimes on our planet life school, the lessons often come dressed up as detours and road blocks and sometimes as full blown crises. And the secret I've learned to getting ahead is being open to the lessons.” WorldSometimesSchoolEarthSecretTeachOur LivesPlanetsLessonsCrisisBlockI've LearnedClassroomOur PlanetDressed UpDetours Author:Oprah Winfrey