“I have no problem with a war for oil-if we accompany it with a real program for energy conservation. But when we tell the world we couldn't care less about climate change, that we feel entitled to drive whatever big cars we feel like, that we feel entitled to consume however much oil we like, the message we send is that a war for oil in the gulf is not a war to protect the world's right to economic survival-but our right to indulge. Now that will be seen as immoral.” IfsWorldFeelsWarRealProblemBigsCareEnergyEconomicCarProtectMessagesSurvivalProgramClimateClimate ChangeOilAlternativesEntitledConservationImmoralNo ProblemIndulgeAccompanyEnergy ConservationBig Cars Author:Thomas Friedman
“Your very own sister may take your husband away and your husband may be the ticket for economic survival.” MayWomenEconomicHusbandSurvivalEnlightenmentTicketsYour Husband Author:Frederick Lenz
“Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not.” IfsWellsHumanityWaterEconomicSourceDevelopmentSafeSurvivalResourcesFundamentalsAccessSecureWell BeingSufficientRequirementsEconomic DevelopmentFresh Water Author:Kofi Annan
“Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.” LongGovernmentTogetherEnergyTermIssuesEnvironmentEconomicDependsDevelopmentIndustrySurvivalLong TermConservationMarineTourismRenewable EnergyEconomic DevelopmentGovernment And BusinessTourism Industry Author:Richard Branson
“The health of our home planet and the survival of our species will only be secured through the use of space resources and the expansion of Earth's economic sphere to the Moon and beyond. Creating an off-Earth economy and multi-planet civilization will safeguard the long term prospects of humanity.” LongUseHomeEarthHumanityTermSpaceEconomyEconomicPlanetsCivilizationMoonCreatingSurvivalResourcesSpeciesLong TermSpheresExpansionProspectsSecured Author:Bob Richards
“We are living in an historic moment. We are each called to take part in a great transformation. Our survival as a species is threatened by global warming, economic meltdown, and an ever-increasing gap between rich and poor. Yet these threats offer an opportunity to awaken as an interconnected and beloved community.” MomentsOpportunityCommunityPoorRichEconomicOffersSurvivalTransformationThreatSpeciesBelovedGlobal WarmingGapsThreatenedHistoricRich And PoorInterconnectedMeltdownsBeloved Community Author:Desmond Tutu
“When the forest is destroyed, when the river is dammed, when the biodiversity is stolen, when fields are waterlogged or turned saline because of economic activities, it is a question of survival for these people. So our environmental movements have been justice movements.” PeopleHas BeensJusticeEconomicMovementFieldsActivitySurvivalRiversEnvironmentalForestsDestroyedStolenOur EnvironmentBiodiversity Author:Vandana Shiva
“When the wilderness movement emerged, it emerged separate from the issue of social inequality and the economic problems of survival. It was a preservationist ecology movement created by an occupying culture. Clearly, a wilderness movement started by Native Americans would not have had the same roots.” ProblemCultureSocialIssuesEconomicMovementSurvivalRootsInequalityNativeWildernessNative AmericanEcologyEconomic ProblemsSocial Inequality Author:Vandana Shiva