“In Europe first and now in America, elected men have taken it upon themselves to indebt their people to create an atmosphere of dependency. And why? For their own selfish need to increase their own personal power.” PeopleMenNeedsFirstsAmericaTakenEuropeIncreaseSelfishAtmosphereDependencyPersonal Power Author:Pope Francis
“Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw. The region, the largest frozen peat bog in the world, had begun to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago. Scientists believe the bog could begin to release billions of tonnes of methane locked up in the soils, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The World Meteorological Organisation recently reported the largest annual rise of methane levels in the atmosphere for a decade.” WorldGivingYearsFirstsBelieveLevelsGiving UpEvidenceFirst TimeYears AgoScientistWesternDecadesStoresBillionsReleaseAtmosphereSoilGlobal WarmingGasRegionsLockedCarbonFrozenOrganisationUnprecedentedAnnualsGreenhousesLocked UpCarbon DioxideGreenhouse GasesExpanseBogsSiberiaMethane Author:David Adam
“The poor suffer twice at the rioter's hands. First, his destructive fury scars their neighborhood; second, the atmosphere of accommodation and consent is changed to one of hostility and resentment.” FirstsHandsSufferingPoorChangedTyrannyAtmosphereDestructiveNeighborhoodScarResentmentConsentHostilityFuryRiotAccommodations Author:Lyndon B. Johnson