“The Recovery Act, which helped saved the economy and prevented us going into the Great Depression, was the largest investment in green technology, the largest investment in education. We rebuilt roads and bridges.” TechnologyEconomyGreenInvestmentSavedRecoveryBridgesGreat DepressionInvestment In EducationGreen Technology Author:Barack Obama
“There's a tolerance and this is a really big thing when it comes to really increasing the whole sense of getting something done and boosting the economy. Obviously not everything is going to be a bonanza, some things are going to be awful, but wouldn't it be great if we had a fantastic window dresser to do something with those windows on Fairfield green and those Victoria's Secret windows. I love girls in bras in panties, but these are just mannequins. Wouldn't it be great if some local artists got together and said, "Hey, Victoria's Secret, let's do something!" We need that.” IfsNeedsSaidDoneWholeBigsTogetherArtistGirlSecretEconomyWindowGreenToleranceLocalsAwfulHeyFantasticBig ThingsUnderwearVictoriaBrasPantiesDressersVictoria's Secret Author:Tina Weymouth
“Show me a healthy community with a healthy economy and I will show you a community that has its green infrastructure in order and understands the relationship between the built and the unbuilt environment.” ShowsOrderGrowthNatureCommunityEconomyEnvironmentHealthySmartBuiltGreenShow MeConservationInfrastructureSmart Growth Author:Will Rogers
“In a world where millions of human beings live in extreme poverty, die of malnutrition and lack medical care, where pandemics continue to kill, it is imperative to pursue good faith disarmament negotiations and to shift budgets away from weapons production, war-mongering, surveillance of private persons and devote available resources to address global challenges including humanitarian relief, environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, prevention of pandemics, and the development of a green economy.” WorldHumansPersonsWarCareDiesChallengesHuman BeingsPovertyMillionsEconomyDevelopmentWeaponsResourcesGreenClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeIncludingProductionsAvailableExtremesProtectionHumanitarianMedicalPursueBudgetsReliefAddressesGet AwayNegotiationAdaptationImperativesSurveillanceDisarmamentPreventionEnvironmental ProtectionMalnutritionMedical CareGood FaithPandemicsExtreme PovertyGreen Economy Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“If you're a politician it's very useful to say that we can have economic growth and at the same time green the economy, but writers just have to face up to the fact that there are some fundamental tensions between the economic order and the biological order.” IfsFactsFacesOrderGrowthEconomyEconomicPoliticianFundamentalsGreenTensionEconomic GrowthEconomic Order Author:Michael Pollan
“Ultimately, the only wealth that can sustain any community, economy or nation is derived from the photosynthetic process - green plants growing on regenerating soil.” NationsProcessCommunityWealthEconomyGrowingGreenPlantSoilGreen PlantsPlants Growing Author:Allan Savory
“Cities generate most of the global economy, and most of its energy use, resource demands and climate emissions. How we build cities over the next decades will largely determine whether we can deliver a bright green future.” UseNextEnergyCitiesEconomyDemandResourcesGreenClimateDetermineDecadesEmissionsGlobal EconomyEnergy Use Author:Alex Steffen
“When I look out the window at my backyard, I can't think of anything interesting to ask. I mean, it's green, it's growing-but nothing occurs to me that any concentrated effort of thought could possibly enlighten. Whereas in economic, statistical, or mathematical kinds of things, I can think lots of questions.” ThinkingLooksKindMeanI CanAsksInterestingEffortEconomyGrowingEconomicWindowGreenMathematicalEnlighteningBackyards Author:Lawrence Summers
“Suppose that climate change is not real and all we do is adopt green technologies, which our economy and our technology is perfectly capable of. Then all we've done is given our kids a cleaner world.” WorldRealDoneKidsGivenTechnologyEconomyCapableGreenClimateClimate ChangeCleanersGreen Technology Author:John McCain