Economy Quotes by Paul Hawken

8 Economy quotes by Paul Hawken

If you’re interested in how an environmental activist frames economic issues, this eight‑quote set offers a quick glimpse. The collection is small, yet each line reflects his belief in responsible growth and ecological balance.

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We subsidize the disposal of waste in all its myriad forms — from landfills, to Superfund cleanups, to deep-well injection, to storage…

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Sustainability is an economic state where the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the…

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We have reached a point where the value we do add to our economy is now being outweighed by the value we…

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We can just as easily have an economy that is based on healing the future instead of stealing it. We can either…

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We have an economy that tells us that it is cheaper to destroy Earth in real time rather than renew, restore, and…

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We have the capacity to create a remarkably different economy: one that can restore ecosystems and protect the environment while bringing forth…

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We have an economy that tells us it is cheaper to destroy earth in real time rather than renew, restore, and sustain…

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Commercial institutions, proud of their achievements, do not see that healthy living systems - clean air and water, healthy soil, stable climates…

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We are the only species on this planet without full employment.

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Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity's willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine,…

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All is connected ... no one thing can change by itself.

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We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create.

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Throughout the industrial era, economists considered manufactured capital - money, factories, etc. - the principal factor in industrial production, and perceived natural capital as…

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