A local company has more accountability. Paul Hawken accountabilitycompanylocal Change image and share on social
Hindered by asthma since I was six weeks old, I had begun experimenting with my diet and discovered a disquieting correlation. When I stopped eating the normal American diet of sugar, fats, alcohol, chemicals, and additives, I felt better. I could breathe freely. When I tried to sneak in a hamburger and a Coke, my body rebelled. Paul Hawken additivealcoholamerican share on social
We are the only species on the planet without full employment. Brilliant. Paul Hawken brilliantemploymentfull Change image and share on social
Business is destroying the world, with flair, expertise, and panache. Paul Hawken businessdestroyexpertise Change image and share on social
We have the capacity to create a remarkably different economy: one that can restore ecosystems and protect the environment while bringing forth innovation, prosperity, meaningful work, and true security. Paul Hawken bringcapacitycreate share on social
Biological diversity is messy. It walks, it crawls, it swims, it swoops, it buzzes. But extinction is silent, and it has no voice other than our own. Paul Hawken biologicalbuzzecrawl Change image and share on social
The United States prides itself on being the richest country in the world. Yet we can't balance the budget, pay for education, or take care of the aged and infirm. Paul Hawken agebalancebudget Change image and share on social
Real change occurs from the bottom up; it occurs person to person, and it almost always occurs in small groups and locales and then bubbles up and aggregates to larger vectors of change. Paul Hawken aggregatebottombubble Change image and share on social
Intelligent policies will be largely self-regulating in the sense that the system of incentives and standards makes it absolutely ludicrous to not move towards clean, internalized systems of cost and production. Paul Hawken absolutelycleancost share on social
This planet came with a set of instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Civilization needs a new operating system. Paul Hawken civilizationinstructionmisplace Change image and share on social