Quote by Paul Hawken
We assume that everythings becoming more efficient, and in an imme

We assume that everythings becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense thats true our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources. – Paul Hawken

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I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing. – Paul Hawken

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environmental
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We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural capital – the resource systems upon which we depend to live – instead of our human capital. – Paul Hawken

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environmental
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People are naming it the Third Wave, the Information Age, etc. but I would say those are basically technological descriptions, and this next shift is not about technology – although obviously it will be influenced and in some cases expressed by technologies. – Paul Hawken

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Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know well soon be in trouble. – Roger Tory Peterson

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environmental

New Zealand needs to balance its environmental responsibilities with its economic opportunities, because the risk is that if you dont do that – and you want to lead the world – then you might end up getting unintended consequences. – John Key

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environmental

Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earths best interests and our citizens pressing needs. – Jim Clyburn

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environmental

One of the things that Ive always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways. – Maurice Strong

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environmental

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Everything is fraught with danger. I love technology and I love science. Its just always all in the way you use it. So theres no – you cant really blame anything on the technology. Its just the way people use it, and it always has been. – Steve Martin

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