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> [“A massive campaign must be launched to de-develop the United States. De-development means bringing our economic system (especially patterns of consumption) into line with the realities of ecology and the world resource situation.” —Paul Ehrlich, Anne Ehrlich, and John Holdren (1970)4”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/a-massive-campaign-must-be-launched-to-de-develop-the-united-states/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

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## More by Steve Goreham

> [“Musician and vegetarian Paul McCartney has called on the world to adopt “Meat-Free Monday.”69 The idea is to forego meat at least one day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/musician-and-vegetarian-paul-mccartney-has-called-on-the-world-to/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“The next year, British swimmer and ecologist Lewis Gordon Pugh set out from the northern island of Spitzbergen to kayak 1,200 km to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/the-next-year-british-swimmer-and-ecologist-lewis-gordon-pugh-set-out/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“A massive campaign must be launched to de-develop the United States. De-development means bringing our economic system (especially patterns of consumption) into line with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/a-massive-campaign-must-be-launched-to-de-develop-the-united-states/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“But since the beginning of our new century, global temperatures have been flat to declining, despite the continuing rise in CO2. None of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/but-since-the-beginning-of-our-new-century-global-temperatures-have/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“Marsh and Svensmark postulated that a high level of sunspot activity reduces the level of cosmic rays and therefore reduces the level of low-level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/marsh-and-svensmark-postulated-that-a-high-level-of-sunspot-activity/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth by climate policy…One has to free oneself from the illusion that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/but-one-must-say-clearly-that-we-redistribute-de-facto-the-world-s-2/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“It is estimated that the EU would need to convert about 70% of its agricultural land to provide 10% of its energy need.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/it-is-estimated-that-the-eu-would-need-to-convert-about-70-of-its/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“The size of the “needed” transition to renewables is staggering. The world used more than 20,000 terawatt-hours of electricity19 in 2010, and the 160,000…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/the-size-of-the-needed-transition-to-renewables-is-staggering-the/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“Because the idea of climate change is so plastic, it can be deployed across many of our human projects and can serve many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/because-the-idea-of-climate-change-is-so-plastic-it-can-be-deployed-2/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

> [“The presenter was incredulous and asked Folland to repeat his statement so that the entire audience could hear, and Folland again said, ‘The data…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-goreham/the-presenter-was-incredulous-and-asked-folland-to-repeat-his/)

[Steve Goreham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-goreham/)

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