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David Adam

"Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw. The region, the largest frozen peat bog in the world, had begun to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago. Scientists believe the bog could begin to release billions of tonnes of methane locked up in the soils, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The World Meteorological Organisation recently reported the largest annual rise of methane levels in the atmosphere for a decade."

Source : "Too late? Why scientists say we should expect the worst" by David Adam, www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2008.

David Adam

#Giving Up Quotes #Believe Quotes #Years Quotes

“My fear is that the global consumption of oil is going to increase, but European oil consumption has already reached its peak. The amount of oil available globally, I think, has already peaked.”

Source : "Global oil availability has peaked - EU energy chief". Interview, www.reuters.com. November 10, 2010.
“Someone once told me a story about long term relationships. To think of them as a continent to explore. I could spend a lifetime backpacking through Africa, and I would still never know all there is to know about that continent. To stay the course, to stay intentional, to stay curious and connected - that's the heart of it. But it's so easy to lose track of the trail, to get tired, to want to give up, or to want a new adventure. It can be so easy to lose sight of the goodness and mystery within the person sitting right in front of you.”
“One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that is appropriate for a company, no matter what field it happens to be in.”
“When writers don't know what to do with a character, they build up the supporting cast and universe to kind of hide that fact. After a while, you can no longer see the character for the underbrush. When that happens, you need to bring out the weed-whacker to clear some of that away so you can focus on the main character.”
“Let me give you a few simple rules for learning to draw. First, see of what shape the whole thing is. Next, put in the line that marks the movement of the whole. Don't have more than one movement in a figure; you can't patch parts together. Simple lines; then simple values. Establish the fact of the whole. Is it square, oblong, cube, or what is it?”

Source : William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns
“Man hurts man, time and time again. As we drown in the wake of our power, somebody tell me why?”
“I was isolated but not ostracized, ignored but not abused.”

Source : Claire LaZebnik (2011). “Epic Fail”, p.12, Harper Collins
“If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?”

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