“Family is very important to me because that is the footprint we perpetuate. That is, the ripple in the water when the rock first impacts the pool and it is those waves, that energy that one produces, that determines our direction.” FirstsImportantEnergyWaterRocksProduceImpactWaveDeterminePoolFootprintRipple Author:Larry Wilcox
“The money economy thus leaves a large ecological footprint, defined as the amount of land and resources required to meet a typical consumer's needs. For example, with only about 4% of the world's population, the United States, the largest money economy, consumes in excess of one-quarter of the world's energy and materials and generates in excess of 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.” WorldNeedsStatesEnergyUnitedUnited StatesEconomyLandExampleMaterialsAmountPercentResourcesPopulationDefinedConsumersGasQuartersExcessConsumerismTypicalEmissionsEcologicalFootprintOverconsumptionGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesEcological Footprints Author:Stuart L. Hart
“War and, apparently, hurricanes are very good for the oil business. But I've got to believe at a certain point, as a nation, we're going to go in a different direction toward an increased sense of personal responsibility, a lowering of each individual's carbon footprint and a real collaborative effort to help sustain our planet.” BelieveDifferentWarRealHelpingCertainIndividualEnergyNationsEffortResponsibilityPlanetsVery GoodOilAlternativesCarbonOur PlanetHurricanesPersonal ResponsibilityFootprintDifferent DirectionsCarbon FootprintCollaborative EffortOil Business Author:Stephen Gaghan
“The only place Al Gore conserves energy these days is on the treadmill. I don't want to suggest that Al's getting big, but the last time I saw him on TV I thought, "That reminds me - we have to do something about saving the polar bears." Never mind his carbon footprint - have you seen the size of Al Gore's regular footprint lately? It's almost as deep as Janet Reno's.” WantMindBigsLastsEnergySawsTvsBearsSizeSavingThese DaysAlsLast TimeCarbonGoreFootprintTreadmillsPolar BearsCarbon Footprint Author:Ann Coulter
“Everything we think about regarding sustainability - from energy to agriculture to manufacturing to population - has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment.” ThinkingHumansWellsUseEarthEnergyWaterNaturalEnvironmentPopulationSustainabilitySaltSplitsAgricultureMaintainingManufacturingSuppliesFootprintNatural EnvironmentSalt Water Author:Jamais Cascio