#sustainable

Writing and thinking is not economically sustainable. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#sustainable #thinking #writing

The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#balanced #biological #climate #cycles #diversity

We will fight against any pro-nuclear power plan. And we will remind people that a change in the German nuclear consensus would stifle the development of sustainable energy and it would cost jobs. The SPD is the strongest among the opposition parties and we must take on this role with vigour. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#among #any #change #consensus #cost

President Obama has admitted that Medicare is on an unsustainable course and that no amount of tax increases can fix it. ↗

— David Limbaugh

#amount #course #fix #increases #medicare

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality. ↗

— Helen Clark

#equality #gender #include #more #serious

There is also a marked global trend towards sustainable agriculture, building on traditional methods which use fewer chemical inputs, carefully manage soil and water resources, and work hand-in-hand with nature. ↗

— Helen Clark

#also #building #carefully #chemical #fewer

The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable. ↗

— Arsene Wenger

#capitalist #communist #does #economically #looks

Sometimes it is in the long-run interest of the business sector to restrict the freedom of individual firms so that they do not destroy the common pool of resources that all of them need, such as natural resources or the labour force. ↗

— Ha-Joon Chang

#business

When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal clashes over land and water, or at the global level, where we are fighting over water, oil, and minerals. So one way to promote peace is to promote sustainable management and equitable distribution of resources. ↗

— Wangari Maathai

#competing #degraded #distribution #equitable #fighting

From the ashes of a financial crash, there is a chance to create a new economic settlement that is more equal, sustainable and democratic. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#chance #crash #create #democratic #economic