“Teen pregnancy went way down in the '90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.” WayUsePercentPregnancyContraceptionTeen Pregnancy Author:Al Franken
“We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a low-probability, high-impact event like this . . . If there’s a one percent chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response.” IfsWayHelpingTermChanceDealsEventsHavensTypeWeaponsLowsPercentScientistTreatsImpactThreatResponseNuclearDefinedCertaintyAlsNuclear WeaponsProbabilityAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“The best way to be productive is to have a great team. So I spend more time than most CEOs on human resources. That's 20 percent of my week.” WayHumansWeekTeamPercentResourcesBest WayProductiveMore TimeCeoHuman ResourcesGreat Team Author:Kevin P. Ryan
“The foundation is being laid for the emergence of both wind and solar cells as cornerstones of the new energy economy. World wind generating capacity grew from 7,600 megawatts in 1997 to 9,600 in 1998, an expansion of 26 percent. At a national level, Germany led the way, adding 790 megawatts of capacity, followed by Spain with 380 megawatts, and the United States with 226 megawatts. In the past, U.S. wind generating capacity was concentrated in California, but in 1998, wind farms began generating electricity in Minnesota, Oregon, and Wyoming, broadening the new industry's geographical base.” WorldWayStatesPastEnergyLevelsUnitedUnited StatesEconomyWindGrewIndustryPercentCapacityFoundationCellsAlternativesCaliforniaGermanyFarmsExpansionElectricitySpainEmergenceCornerstonesMinnesotaOregonWyomingNew EnergyWind FarmsSolar Cells Author:Lester R. Brown
“At the moment, the 4 percent of us in this country produce a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide - once you look at maps of rising sea levels and spreading mosquitoes, you realize that we've probably never figured out a way to hate our neighbors around the world much more effectively.” WorldWayLooksCountryMomentsHateRealizingLevelsSeaProducePercentNeighborAround The WorldRisingGlobal WarmingMapsQuartersCarbonMosquitoesCarbon Dioxide Author:Bill McKibben
“These things are happening in large measure because of us. We in this country burn 25 percent of the world's fossil fuel, create 25 percent of the world's carbon dioxide. It is us - it is the affluent lifestyles that we lead that overwhelmingly contribute to this problem. And to call it a problem is to understate what it really is. Which is a crime. Crime against the poorest and most marginalized people on this planet. We've never figured out, though God knows we've tried, a more effective way to destroy their lives.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayCountryProblemCrimePlanetsHappeningsPercentLifestyleFuelGlobal WarmingCarbonFossilsGod KnowsPoorestFossil FuelCarbon DioxideMarginalizedAffluent Author:Bill McKibben