#consumption

This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior. ↗

— Toba Beta

#civilization #consumption #impact #life #trend

When we buy junk, we become junk. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#humanity-and-society #junk #life-and-living #life

In consumer life we become what we consume-disposable junk to be used and thrown away. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#consumption #essence-of-life #life

The level of potential physical productivity of a society depends on both the development of the intellect of its members, and a minimal standard of both demographic characteristics and of consumption. ↗

— Robert Trout

#characteristics #consumption #demographic #depends #development

Mass consumption, advertising, and mass art are a corporate Frankenstein; while they reinforce the system, they also undermine it. ↗

— Ellen Willis

#also #art #consumption #corporate #frankenstein

Energy consumption matters both to our environment and our economy. ↗

— John Baldacci

#consumption #economy #energy #energy consumption #environment

I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build automobiles out of carbon fibre that would be just as strong, weigh 10 times less and consume 10 times less petrol. ↗

— Susan George

#automobiles #build #carbon #consume #consumption

Nor do we begin to have a clear appreciation of what the increase in consumption of alcoholic beverages in wartime means in increased risk, and in loss of efficiency to the fighting and working forces of the country. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#alcoholic beverages #appreciation #begin #beverages #clear

Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#been #beer #before #consumption #country

If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York are about the production of culture - not only national culture but global culture. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#american #american cities #angeles #cities #consumption