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Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect."

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial age, and that is to get a leg up on this, to bring the public in quickly, to have an informed debate."

We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial age, and that is to get a leg up on this, to bring the public in quickly, to have an informed debate.




Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows."

Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "The world's environment can no longer handle beef."

The world's environment can no longer handle beef.




Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Can we reach biosphere consciousness and global empathy in time to avert planetary collapse?"

Can we reach biosphere consciousness and global empathy in time to avert planetary collapse?



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops."

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA technology, allow scientists to bypass biological boundaries altogether."

What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA technology, allow scientists to bypass biological boundaries altogether.




Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms."

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population."

We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Being both entrepreneurial and social is no longer an oxymoron, but rather a tautology."

Being both entrepreneurial and social is no longer an oxymoron, but rather a tautology.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final analysis what Brussels does, what Washington does, or what the World Trade Organization does."

Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final analysis what Brussels does, what Washington does, or what the World Trade Organization does.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Turning points in human consciousness occur when new energy regimes converge with new communications revolutions, creating new economic eras."

Turning points in human consciousness occur when new energy regimes converge with new communications revolutions, creating new economic eras.




Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "What I'm suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be on the cusp of a future which could provide a tremendous leap forward for humanity."

What I'm suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be on the cusp of a future which could provide a tremendous leap forward for humanity.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled "genetically engineered," the public will shy away and won't take them."

The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled "genetically engineered," the public will shy away and won't take them.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "We are learning that the earth functions like an invisible organism. We are the various cells of one living being. Those who work to save the earth are its antibodies."

We are learning that the earth functions like an invisible organism. We are the various cells of one living being. Those who work to save the earth are its antibodies.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work."

Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology."

We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival."

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to."

The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for."

We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Today we are raised with the notion that to be secure is to be financially autonomous. Amassing wealth is viewed as the primary rite of passage to a secure, autonomous existence."

Today we are raised with the notion that to be secure is to be financially autonomous. Amassing wealth is viewed as the primary rite of passage to a secure, autonomous existence.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this and have said the opposite, that they have to use more herbicides, not less. The same holds true with BT."

I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this and have said the opposite, that they have to use more herbicides, not less. The same holds true with BT.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet."

The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out to be right, and there's no problem here whatsoever. That defies logic."

It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out to be right, and there's no problem here whatsoever. That defies logic.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won't stop insects from moving across boundaries. That's absurd."

A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won't stop insects from moving across boundaries. That's absurd.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "So my attorneys brought litigation in the U.S. federal courts. The judge ruled in our favor."

So my attorneys brought litigation in the U.S. federal courts. The judge ruled in our favor.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in Europe. All the surveys show that. But here, we didn't have the cultural dimension. This is a fast-food culture."

In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in Europe. All the surveys show that. But here, we didn't have the cultural dimension. This is a fast-food culture.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "We're finally going to get the bill for the Industrial Age. If the projections are right, it's going to be a big one: the ecological collapse of the planet."

We're finally going to get the bill for the Industrial Age. If the projections are right, it's going to be a big one: the ecological collapse of the planet.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can pray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your corn."

If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can pray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your corn.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There's no fait accompli to any of this."

One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There's no fait accompli to any of this.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "We need a game plan to deploy it very quickly to both move the economy forward and create the new businesses and jobs, and address climate change. It's a pretty big task. Pretty challenging."

We need a game plan to deploy it very quickly to both move the economy forward and create the new businesses and jobs, and address climate change. It's a pretty big task. Pretty challenging.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Cosmologies are made up of small snippets of physical reality that have been remodeled by society into vast cosmic deceptions."

Cosmologies are made up of small snippets of physical reality that have been remodeled by society into vast cosmic deceptions.



Jeremy Rifkin Quotes: "Deep play precedes deep work."

Deep play precedes deep work.