"Civilization is in no immediate danger of running out of energy or even just out of oil. But we are running out of environment-that is, out of the capacity of the environment to absorb energy's impacts without risk of intolerable disruption-and our heavy dependence on oil in particular entails not only environmental but also economic and political liabilities."

-- Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran

#Running Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Oil Quotes

“Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.”
“Keep going and the Lord will help you.”
“I never set out to be CEO. I always set out to be a good team member, a good colleague.”
“I personally like the idea of shellfish aquaculture. These are animals that stay quiet, they stay where you put them, and they clean up the water.”
“I always say, 'Books beat boredom,' said Amanda wisely.”
“I believe this Government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.”
“We need beauty because it makes us ache to be worthy of it.”
“In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements mine. Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312 is a great example, as is Tobias Buckell's novel Arctic Rising.”

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