The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them.

Quote by Paul Hawken

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We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our...

We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our...

All is connected...no one thing can change by itself.

All is connected...no one thing can change by itself.

That inefficiency is masked because growth and progress are measured in money, and money does...

That inefficiency is masked because growth and progress are measured in money, and money does...

I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of...

I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of...

We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our...

We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our...

In short, industrialism is over.

In short, industrialism is over.

Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied,...

Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied,...

We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do,...

We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do,...

People are naming it the Third Wave, the Information Age, etc. but I would say...

People are naming it the Third Wave, the Information Age, etc. but I would say...

Local companies don't have to internalize their costs, and few actually do, but they tend...

Local companies don't have to internalize their costs, and few actually do, but they tend...

Thus, the forces and value systems that are most threatened by this shift are becoming...

Thus, the forces and value systems that are most threatened by this shift are becoming...

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

Intelligent policies will be largely self-regulating in the sense that the system of incentives and...

Intelligent policies will be largely self-regulating in the sense that the system of incentives and...

We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural...

We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural...

If, as is natural, you focus on the corruption and on those threatened institutions that...

If, as is natural, you focus on the corruption and on those threatened institutions that...

Interestingly, the oil companies know very well that in less than 30 years they will...

Interestingly, the oil companies know very well that in less than 30 years they will...

That appropriation of resources and the transformation of them into goods and services through the...

That appropriation of resources and the transformation of them into goods and services through the...

The financial capital is being concentrated by corporations, institutional investors, and even our pension funds,...

The financial capital is being concentrated by corporations, institutional investors, and even our pension funds,...

Businesses who are members of Businesses for Social Responsibility or the Social Venture Network are...

Businesses who are members of Businesses for Social Responsibility or the Social Venture Network are...

What we are missing, utterly and completely, in this government is accountability.

What we are missing, utterly and completely, in this government is accountability.