...WE CAN PRODUCE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED EVERYBODY, AND THERE'S DEFINITELY ENOUGH WORK FOR EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD. BUT THERE IS CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR IT ALL." ---Bernard Lietaer
FRESHWATER IS A NATURAL CAPITAL. REGULATING THE USE OF WATER HAMPERS ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF CLEAN WATER. EXPLAIN WHY.
Hannah... ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO TO STOP OR REVERSE THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE IS BY REDUCING MILITARY SPENDING AND ALLOCATE MONEY TO EDUCATION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEALTH. WHAT DO YOU THINK?, AND COULD THIS HAPPEN?
Eric... DO YOU BELIEVE THIS IS A TRUE STATEMENT? WE CANNOT WIN THE BATTLE TO SAVE SPECIES AND ENVIRONMENTS WITHOUT FORGING AN EMOTIONAL BOND BETWEEN OURSELVES AND NATURE AS WELL---FOR WE WILL NOT FIGHT TO SAVE WHAT WE DO NOT LOVE.
Brett... PROTESTS ARE SEEN AS THREATS TO OVERALL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THEY ELICIT GREATER REPRESSION AND DENIAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS. WHAT GOVERNMENT ACT WAS ENACTED AFTER THE ATTACKS OF 9/11 AND WHAT DID IT DO?