Steve Hallett quotes

We seem to have quite a few problems: global climate change, peak oil, overpopulation, collapsing fisheries, desertification, wealth inequality, species extinctions, freshwater shortages, hapless governments, deforestation, disease epidemics, and agricultural failures top the list. ...our civilizations have been in similar situations before ...a long list of civilizations from the Maya to the Romans all collapsed. The precedent is set... (Steve Hallett)
I encourage people to look into the Transition Network. View quote
Steve Hallett
America does not have to rely on vast volumes of oil and natural gas to make food. ...It has to get smarter. Dedicated, hard-working, ethical, and ingenious farmers ...show us it can be done. ...Another very promising trend in many countries is the reemergence of urban agriculture, community gardens, and backyard gardens. View quote
Steve Hallett
Our government has been hijacked by big business. View quote
Steve Hallett
...the environment is master. Societies and economies are utterly dependent upon it. View quote
Steve Hallett
You can feed a family on a quarter-acre lot if it comes down to it. View quote
Steve Hallett
New technologies will not liberate us. Even if they do materialize they will not reduce our consumption of resources. They will not reduce our demand for energy. They will not diminish our impacts on the climate. And they will not bring about a better world. View quote
Steve Hallett
Fixed energy limits have not limited the progress of nature. View quote
Steve Hallett