“Our practical choice is not between a tax-cut deficit and a budgetary surplus. It is between two kinds of deficits: a chronic deficit of inertia, as the unwanted result of inadequate revenues and a restricted economy; or a temporary deficit of transition, resulting from a tax cut designed to boost the economy, increase tax revenues, and achieve -- and I believe this can be done -- a budget surplus. The first type of deficit is a sign of waste and weakness; the second reflects an investment in the future.” FirstsBelieveKindTwoDoneChoicesI BelieveResultsEconomyCuttingAchieveTypeTaxesWasteWeaknessEconomicsIncreaseInvestmentDebtPracticalsBudgetsTemporaryTransitionTaxationRevenueDeficitInadequateBoostInertiaTax CutsSurplusUnwanted Author:John F. Kennedy
“If we are to transition to a new economy and to lead it, we must start by transforming our schools.” IfsSchoolEconomyTransitionTransforming Author:Tom Vilsack
“The fundamental differences between Marxian and traditional orthodox economics are, first, that the orthodox economists accept the capitalist system as part of the eternal order of Nature, while Marx regards it as a passing phase in the transition from the feudal economy of the past to the socialist economy of the future.” FirstsPastOrderPoliticsNatureCommunityDifferencesWorkMoneyAcceptingHistoryEconomyGenerationsHuman NaturePolicyEternalCapitalismEconomicsRegardFundamentalsStrategySocialismPassingPassingsTraditionalOrthodoxTransitionCapitalistPhasesSocialistEconomistSocialist Economy Book:Essay on Marxian Economics Source: Essay on Marxian Economics
“The transition from coal, oil, and gas to wind, solar, and geothermal energy is well under way. In the old economy, energy was produced by burning something - oil, coal, or natural gas - leading to the carbon emissions that have come to define our economy. The new energy economy harnesses the energy in wind, the energy coming from the sun, and heat from within the earth itself.” WayWellsEarthEnergyNaturalEconomySunWindOilBurningHeatGasTransitionCarbonCoalEmissionsHarnessNatural GasOil And GasCarbon EmissionsNew EnergyAlternative EnergyGeothermalGeothermal Energy Author:Lester R. Brown
“The record-breaking extreme weather events causing chaos across the globe should be a wake-up call. The transition to a low-carbon economy will be much more painful if we wait until there is a climate crisis before recognising that more than half of the world's fossil fuel reserves will have to remain in the ground.” IfsWorldShouldWaitingBusinessHalfEconomyRecordsEventsLowsWake UpCrisisClimateChaosPainfulExtremesWeatherFuelTransitionReservesGlobesCarbonFossilsFossil FuelWake Up CallExtreme WeatherRecords Breaking Author:Christiana Figueres
“We simply have to transition from an economy based almost exclusively on oil and coal and natural gas to one that's far more diversified, that uses solar energy, and wind energy, and the power of the tides, and bio-mass energy, and eventually, develops hydrogen.” UseEnergyNaturalEconomyWindMassOilGasTransitionTidesCoalHydrogenNatural GasSolar EnergyBiosWind Energy Author:William J. Clinton
“It is much easier to make intellectual messes than it is to clarify complicated issues, especially when real solutions would challenge the status quo and require much careful thought across many fields of knowledge. Problems of climatic change, biotic impoverishment, population growth, and the choices to be made by various technologies and the transition to a sustainable and decent society with an economy that works over the long-term are difficult, complex, and intertwined problems with many possible answers.” LongMadeRealProblemChoicesDifficultGrowthTermChallengesAnswersTechnologyEconomyIssuesFieldsEasierIntellectualSolutionsComplexesEnvironmentalPopulationCarefulVariousComplicatedMessLong TermDecentTransitionSustainabilityStatus QuoIntertwinedPopulation Growth Book:The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror Source: The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror
“Climate change is severely impacting the health of our planet and all of its inhabitants, and we must transition to a clean energy economy that does not rely on fossil fuels.” DoeEnergyEconomyPlanetsCleanClimateClimate ChangeRelyFuelTransitionFossilsOur PlanetFossil FuelClean Energy Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“Might it be that the Transition approach, of creating vibrant local economies with increased community ownership, meeting practical needs from as nearby as possible, and living well while consuming far less energy than we do today, could actually better meet our needs?” NeedsWellsMightTodayEnergyCommunityEconomyApproachCreatingMeetingsPracticalsLocalsTransitionOwnershipConsumingLive Well Author:Rob Hopkins