Donella Meadows Biography

Donella Meadows, Environmentalist
Born asDonella H. Meadows
Occup.Environmentalist
FromUSA
BornMarch 14, 1941
Elgin, Illinois, USA
DiedFebruary 20, 2001
Hanover, New Hampshire
Aged59 years
She routed the work restricts to development, and also suggested twelve take advantage of indicate intervene in a system.

She researched chemistry at Carleton College in 1963 and a Ph.D. in Biophysics at Harvard University in 1968. He then ended up being a researcher at MIT, where he worked very closely with Jay Forrester, who created the system characteristics and the concept of magnetic storage for computers. From 1972 he showed at Dartmouth College for 29 years.

Dr. Meadows was operating at MIT in 1972 as component of the team that created the general computational version World3 for the Club of Rome and also gave a basis for guide "Limitations to Development." The book reported a study of lasting global fads in the locations of populace, economy and also environment. That letter was increased all over the world, as well as began an argument concerning the limitations of our earth's ability for ongoing economic growth suportar the human being, a dispute that continues today.

In 1981, Dr. Meadows started the INRIC ("International Network of Resource Info Centers" - International Network of Source Info Centers), a thorough and joint devices for sharing info amongst thousands of academics, researchers as well as protestors lasting growth activity (a global effort to reverse patterns of damages to the setting, economic situation and social systems). Donella likewise established the Sustainability Institute, which combines study in worldwide systems with functional demonstrations of lasting living, consisting of the development of "Ecovillages" and also natural farms.

Dr. Meadows was granted the "Walter C. Paine Sciencie Education And Learning Award "in 1990 as well as granted" John H. Chafee Excellence in Environmental Affair Honor "posthumously in 2001.

Donella composed an once a week column called the global resident ("The Global Person"), chosen for the Pulitzer in 1991, where he was worldwide occasions from the systemic viewpoint. His job is widely identified as an essential impact in various other scholastic research studies, federal government campaigns as well as worldwide treaties.

Our collection contains 20 quotes who is written / told by Donella, under the main topic Environmental.

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20 Famous quotes by Donella Meadows

Small: Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park
"Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park"
Small: Once again I stopped listening to the news this week
"Once again I stopped listening to the news this week"
Small: In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand ju
"In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand jury evidence, because it had already been so thoroughly leaked"
Small: I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the
"I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest"
Small: George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman
"George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman"
Small: Everyone except the far right wing of the Republican Party realizes that oil, gas and coal burning are
"Everyone except the far right wing of the Republican Party realizes that oil, gas and coal burning are the main activities that have sent the climate into bigger floods, droughts, hurricanes, and El Ninos"
Small: Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50
"Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent"
Small: Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when po
"Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it"
Small: A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the worlds nations towar
"A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate"
Small: A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor
"A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor"
Small: Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until
"Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm"
Small: You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus
"You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus"
Small: You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere
"You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere"
Small: What Clinton did with Lewinsky was despicable but was no threat to the nation. That he lied about it re
"What Clinton did with Lewinsky was despicable but was no threat to the nation. That he lied about it repeatedly and to the public is a reason for us to cease to trust him and for him to resign"
Small: There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor an
"There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president"
Small: The latest scientific assessment has almost doubled the predicted rate of warming if no changes are mad
"The latest scientific assessment has almost doubled the predicted rate of warming if no changes are made"
Small: The grand jurys job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides it is only to decide whether there is
"The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial"
Small: The European nations take climate change very seriously
"The European nations take climate change very seriously"
Small: The climate continues to deteriorate
"The climate continues to deteriorate"
Small: Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like 80
"Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like 80 percent"