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Quote by Barry Commoner
As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole

As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world – most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the worlds poor. – Barry Commoner

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What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that dont go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are. – Barry Commoner

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It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance. – Barry Commoner

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