“The Captains of Industry have always counseled the rest of us "to be realistic." Let us, therefore, be realistic. Is it realistic to assume that the present economy would be just fine if only it would stop poisoning the air and water, or if only it would stop soil erosion, or if only it would stop degrading watersheds and forest ecosystems, or if only it would stop seducing children, or if only it would stop buying politicians, or if only it would give women and favored minorities an equitable share of the loot?” IfsGivingChildrenWould BeWaterEconomyAirShareFineIndustryPoliticianAssumingEnvironmentalForestsSoilBuyingMinoritiesRealisticSustainabilityCaptainsEcosystemsSeducingPoisoningDegradingErosionEquitableAir And WaterWatershedsSoil ErosionCaptains Of Industry Book:In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays for a Changed World Source: In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays for a Changed World
“St. Michaels Mount is a favourite place of mine; people will walk across to the Mount all day and assume they will be able to walk home. The spectacle of hundreds of people realising that the path they walked over on is disappearing under several feet of water is very amusing.” PeopleHomeAbleWaterWalksPathFeetMinesAssumingDisappearRealisingFavouriteAmusingFavourite Places Author:John Dyer