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Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts o...

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Like the other great revolutions, an environmental revolution will require sacrifices and lead to en...

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We don't need new laws that can be used by organizations with deep pockets and the ability to deduct...

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We don't need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, varie...

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You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.

Ending poverty calls for humility, honesty, freedom from ideology and refusal to accept cruel simpli...

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Every policy is shaped by two forces: background analysis and foreground politics. The political for...

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Social services, not wealth per se, seem to be the key to lower birth rates. The Chinese, although a...

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I know that war and mayhem run in our blood. I refuse to believe that they must dominate our lives. ...

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A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations t...

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Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like ...

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Donella Meadows

Environmental Writer

Born: 1941-03-13

Died: 2001-02-20

Donella "Dana" Meadows (13 March, 1941 – 20 February, 2001) was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher and writer. She is best known as author of the influential book The Limits to Growth.More