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David Bellamy - biologistGlobal warming - at least the modern nightmare vision - is a myth. I am sure of it and so are a growing number of scientists. But what is really worrying is that the world's politicians and policy makers are not.Daily Mail, July 9, 2004

George W BushGlobal warming is] an issue that we need to take very seriously. I don’t think we know the solution to global warming yet and I don’t think we’ve got all the facts before we make decisions. Some of the scientists, I believe, haven’t they been changing their opinion a little bit on global warming? There’s a lot of differing opinions and before we react I think it’s best to have the full accounting, full understanding of what’s taking place.((2000, George W Bush, President USA, Bush-Gore debate, 2000, http://ontheissues.org/Wake_Forest_debate.htm)

Hillary R ClintonWe have taken quite a few steps to make sure our house is as green as possible -- common-sense and simple steps that everyone can take advantage of. For example, we have switched not only lamps to compact fluorescent light bulbs, but also downlights, track lights, and vanity lights. We've installed motion-sensor light switches so lights automatically turn off when there is no one moving in the room, and switched to buying our power from ConEdison's green power program. We're also reducing our demand for energy by replacing windows and doors to keep more heat and cold in. This has taken our total [kilowatt-hour consumption per year] from about 14,000 to about 4,300. We're currently working with the Rocky Mountain Institute to determine how we can best incorporate solar energy into our home.(2007 Grist interview)

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Of course global warming quotes are just words, until they are allowed to sink in, and to inspire to action. The Dalai Lama's global warming quotes stand out.

His Holiness The Dalai LamaHas there ever been a time when the world was not in turmoil? There are no Good Old Days. All we have is the present moment, in which to change ourselves.

If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.

Gorbachev – Green Cross InternationalFor the first time in history, human beings have the capacity to damage, knowingly or unknowingly, the ecological balances on which all life depends. The crisis is urgent.Green Cross International Charter, http://www.gci.ch/en/about/mission.htm

If not me, who? And if not now, when?

It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past.

Some global warming quotes seem to have little relevance when you first look at them. But then, does it not all start, and end, with healthy, thriving people - who can appreciate their environments?

Change the World for Ten Bucks. Research has shown that children who have meals with their parents are much less likely to suffer from anxiety or stress disorders. So why not try chatting to each other. Georges Bush Snr said that America needed more families like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons. A very bad idea, as it happens- after all when was the last time you laughed at the Waltons? But, if you notice, even the Simpsons like to eat together.Pilotlight Australia on behalf of We Are What We Do Ltd. 2005.

Daly & CobbEconomics contributed to freeing individuals from hierarchical authority as well as to provide more abundant goods and services. These have been achievements of such importance that it has seemed wise to most persons of goodwill to treat the negative effects as secondary, as a necessary price for a crucial advance. For a long time that may have been an appropriate stance. But with each passing year, the positive accomplishments of the economy have become less evident and the destructive consequences larger. There is a growing sense that it is time for a change. The change may well take the form of a paradigm shift.p.6 For the Common Good. Redirecting the Economy toward community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future. 1989. Beacon Press

IPCC Fourth Assessment report 2007The IPCC reported that the effectiveness of mitigation efforts over the next two or three decades would have a large impact on the ability to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gases at lower levels, and that the lower the ultimate stabilization levels, the more quickly emissions would need to peak and decline. For example, to stabilize at between 445 and 490ppm (resulting in an estimate global temperature 2 to 2.4oC above the pre-industrial average) emissions would need to peak before 2015, with 50 to 85% reductions on 2000 levels by 2050. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_Fourth_Assessment_Report

Jared DiamondWhen the Easter Islanders got into difficulties , there was nowhere to which they could flee, nor to which they could turn for help; nor shall we modern Earthlings shall have recourse elsewhere if our troubles increase. These are the reasons why people see the collapse of Easter Island society as a metaphor, a worst-case scenario, for what may lie ahead of us in our own futureFrom Collapse. How societies choose to fail or survive.

Jared DiamondAnother reason why a society may fail to anticipate a problem involves reasoning by false analogy. When we are in an unfamiliar situation, we fall back on drawing analogies with old, familiar situations. That's a good way to proceed if the old and new way situations are truly analogies, but it can be dangerous if they are only superficially similar.From Collapse. How societies choose to fail or survive.

Jared DiamondI predict that in the future, just as in the past, changes in public attitudes will be essential for changes in businesses' environmental practices.From Collapse. How societies choose to fail or survive.

Jared Diamond'Technology will solve our problems.' This is an expression of faith about the future, and therefore based on a supposed track record of technology having solved more problems than it created in the recent past. Underlying this expression of faith is the explicit assumption that, from tomorrow onwards, technology will function primarily to solve existing problems and will cease to create new problems.From Collapse. How societies choose to fail or survive. p. 504

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