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No one wants growth, constant expansion, physical swelling. Growth is not a human value; it's a means to the ends of sufficiency and security. Once we have enough, no one wants more, unless it is sold to us as a cheap substitute for something else, something non-material.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Cheap Constant Else Ends Enough Expansion Growth Human Means More Once Physical Security Sold Something Something Else Substitute Unless Us Value Wants

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We are dependent not so much on Earth, the third planet orbiting the sun, as on Gaea, the integrated system that includes, sustains and is shaped by life.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Dependent Earth Integrated Life Much Planet Shaped Sun Sustains System Third

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A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Climate Could Courageous Help Knowledgeable Leading Nations President Saving Toward World

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Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Absorb Calculating Carbon Farms Forests How How Much Much Politicians Task Tricky Which

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Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Cut Denmark Detailed Emissions Germany Greenhouse Netherlands Percent Plans

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George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: About Cares Change Climate Climate Change Expect George George W Much Texas Would You

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In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand jury evidence, because it had already been so thoroughly leaked.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Appeals Because Been Case Court Decided Evidence Grand Had Jury Leaked North Oliver Permit Release Thoroughly

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Once again I stopped listening to the news this week.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Again Listening News Once Stopped Week

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Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like 80 percent.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Actually Agree Climate Like More Needed Percent Reduction Scientists Stabilize Worldwide

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The European nations take climate change very seriously.

~Donella Meadows

Topics: Change Climate Climate Change European Nations Seriously Take Very

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Environmentalist

Born: March 14th, 1941

Died: February 20th, 2001

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