Since the Earth is finite, and we will have to stop expanding sometime, should we do it before or after nature's diversity is gone?
Donella MeadowsThere are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.
Donella MeadowsIt is in this space of mastery over paradigms that people throw off addictions, live in constant joy, bring down empires, get locked up or burned at the stake or crucified or shot, and have impacts that last for millennia.
Donella MeadowsWhy is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected officials consider a European or Japanese-type energy tax not only unpassable but undiscussable?
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