The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that preys on speed records and shortcuts, unmindful of the past, uncaring of the future, existing only for the moment and the quick fix. The earthly rhythms… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Today we are raised with the notion that to be secure is to be financially autonomous. Amassing wealth is viewed as the primary rite of passage to a secure, autonomous existence. — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
“raises an interesting question about the new corporate giants that are colonizing large swaths of virtual space. He asks, “how hard would it be… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
“It is not uncommon in the modern world for people to retreat into the world of books to escape from the realities of the… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Using less of the Earth’s resources more efficiently and productively in a circular economy and making the transition from carbon-based fuels to renewable energies… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The greenhouse crisis is the bill coming due for the Industrial Revolution. It's not an accident. It's the logical outcome of our world view… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
President Obama, I voted for him. I think he's a mature politician, but here's what happened. Obama wanted a green economy. He spent billions… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The EU Constitution is something new in human history. Though it is not as eloquent as the French and U.S. constitutions, it is the… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet. — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Turning points in human consciousness occur when new energy regimes converge with new communications revolutions, creating new economic eras. — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
“consider the fact that a journey from New York to Chicago by stagecoach would have taken three weeks or more in 1847. By 1857,… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Humanity cannot afford to acknowledge all of the blood that it spills and the destruction it inflicts on the world in its effort to… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
