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 Read Quote
The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families. Jeremy Rifkin Read Quote
The antitrust litigation currently in the federal courts in the U.S. against Monsanto will be the test case in the life sciences, just as the Microsoft case was the test case in the information sciences. Jeremy Rifkin Read Quote
The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent years and years and years meeting with activists all over Europe to lay the groundwork for a political response, as we did here. Jeremy Rifkin Read Quote
The insurance companies aren’t covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the state government? Who’s going to cover the losses? The fact is, here’s an industry with no long-term liability in place. Jeremy Rifkin Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. Jeremy Rifkin Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course. Jeremy Rifkin Read Quote
