Autonomous Quote by Dale Jamieson

'The anthropocene' refers to the way we live now, in a highly globalized world, characterized by a large human population and powerful technologies that…

— Dale Jamieson

The density of human population combined with the development of powerful and largely unconstrained technology has given us the problems of the anthropocene and…

— Dale Jamieson

What I wonder most about the Anthropocene is not when did it start - but when, and how, will it end? Will it end?…

— David Grinspoon

“The Antropocene is usually said to have begun with the industrial revolution, or perhaps even later, with the explosive growth in population that followed…

— Elizabeth Kolbert

The Anthropocene essentially would be the time of human influence on the planet. That's controversial though, because geology is a retrospective discipline. The rocks…

— Kenneth Lacovara

The mature Anthropocene begins when we acquire the ability to live sustainably and become a lasting presence on this world.

— David Grinspoon

It's a pity we're still officially living in an age called the Holocene. The Anthropocene - human dominance of biological, chemical and geological processes…

— Paul J. Crutzen

Our planet is currently undergoing a mass extinction of species called the Anthropocene - the Age of Man.

— Louie Psihoyos

“Humans possess no monopoly on the powers of preservation and destruction. Our ability to wield these powers with sustained intent, however, is unmatched on…

— Michael Perry

The most fundamental challenge of the anthropocene concerns agency. For those who lived the Enlightenment dream (always a minority but an influential one), agency…

— Dale Jamieson

Whether you like the label 'Anthropocene' or not, whether you find the prospect of what it signifies inevitable or appalling (or both), the time…

— David Quammen

The ecological crisis is doing what no other crisis in history has ever done - challenging us to a realization of a new humanity.

— Jean Houston