Ecological Quotes

164 Ecological quotes by 121 unique authors

Permaculture principles focus on thoughtful designs for small-scale intensive systems which are labor efficient and which use biological resources instead of fossil fuels. Designs stress… — Bill Mollison
Under communism, prices were not allowed to reflect economic reality. Under capitalism, prices don't reflect ecological reality. In the long run, the capitalist flaw --… — Denis Hayes
Wars don't happen on battlefields; they go on happening in people's hearts for generations and generations, and the ecological damage is unfathomably complex and dire. — Michael Leunig
It seems to me that there must be an ecological limit to the number of paper pushers the earth can sustain, and that human civilization… — Barbara Ehrenreich
I have always been a big advocate of tap water-not because I think it harmless but because the idea of purchasing water extracted from some… — Sandra Steingraber
The moment the angel enters a life it enters an environment. We are ecological from day one. — James Hillman
The money economy thus leaves a large ecological footprint, defined as the amount of land and resources required to meet a typical consumer's needs. For… — Stuart L. Hart
Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the world… — Pope John Paul II
In an ecological perspective, in other words, there are few accidents or anomalies, only outcomes based on system structure and dynamics. Climate change and glittering… — David W. Orr
The ecological crisis is a moral issue. — Pope John Paul II
Public art existed all along, but ecological art just naturally grew out of my thinking and writings in that area for years. I didn't get… — Agnes Denes
If I am right in saying that thought is the ultimate origin or source, it follows that if we don't do anything about thought, we… — David
Our politics and science have never mastered the fact that people need more than to understand their obligation to one another and to the earth;… — Wendell Berry
What the new fertilizer technology has accomplished for the farmer is clear: more crop can be produced on less acreage than before. Since the cost… — Barry Commoner
Only within the 20th Century has biological thought been focused on ecology, or the relation of the living creature to its environment. Awareness of ecological… — Rachel Carson
The current economic crisis...has numerous causes and sends a powerful message about the need for a profound revision of the model of global economic development.… — Pope Benedict XVI
Sustainability is a seemingly laudable goal - it tells us we need to live within our means, whether economic, ecological, or political - but it's… — Jamais Cascio
Canada regards herself as responsible to all mankind for the peculiar ecological balance that now exists so precariously in the water, ice and land areas… — Pierre Trudeau
The ecological impact of book manufacture and traditional book marketing - I think that should really be considered. We have this industry in which we… — William Gibson
The industrial processes in use today were developed at a time when no one had to consider what the environmental impact was. Who cared? But… — Daniel Goleman

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