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So-called 'sustainable development' is meaningless drivel.


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I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all.

I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all.



NASA will send up a big sun shade that will be in orbit between the earth and sun and deflect 2 or 3 percent of the sunshine back into space. It would be cheaper than the international space station.

NASA will send up a big sun shade that will be in orbit between the earth and sun and deflect 2 or 3 percent of the sunshine back into space. It would be cheaper than the international space station.



Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia.

Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia.



There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's our evolutionary history.

There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's our evolutionary history.



The problem is we don't know what the climate is doing. We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist books - mine included - because it looked clear-cut, but it hasn't happened.

The problem is we don't know what the climate is doing. We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist books - mine included - because it looked clear-cut, but it hasn't happened.



Let's make hay while it lasts.

Let's make hay while it lasts.



Perhaps the single most important thing that we can do to undo the harm we have done is to fix firmly in our minds the thought: the earth is alive.

Perhaps the single most important thing that we can do to undo the harm we have done is to fix firmly in our minds the thought: the earth is alive.



Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to survive.

Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to survive.



I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway.

I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway.



The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power.

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power.





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Education in the form of knowledge and wisdom are only as powerful as how we use them in our daily lives.



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Doubt grows with knowledge.



Reach for the sky, set goals, live life to fullest and always remember to wake up each day with a smile.

Reach for the sky, set goals, live life to fullest and always remember to wake up each day with a smile.



My heart is lost; the beasts have eaten it.

My heart is lost; the beasts have eaten it.



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In LA, I live on sushi or salad.



Frugality is for the vulgar.

Frugality is for the vulgar.



Where is the peace that should with thee abide O Earth?

Where is the peace that should with thee abide O Earth?



I was definitely never a crowd pleaser.

I was definitely never a crowd pleaser.



The difference between corporations and governments is governments have a monopoly on force. It's a lot easier to vote with your feet or your wallet than it is to change a government with your vote.

The difference between corporations and governments is governments have a monopoly on force. It's a lot easier to vote with your feet or your wallet than it is to change a government with your vote.



Most people affirm pleasure to be the good, but the finer sort of wits say it is knowledge.

Most people affirm pleasure to be the good, but the finer sort of wits say it is knowledge.




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