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Quote of the Day: Buckminster Fuller

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 06.25.08
Design & Architecture

bucky fuller in front of geodesic dome photo

"Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value."

via ::Where

Comments (4)

Bravo.

jump to top Anonymous says:

Bucky Rules!

jump to top helpfulgardener [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

Kind of an out there statement, but I've long wondered when we would resort to "mining" landfills, since it would be a close and plentiful supply of glass, aluminum, steel, and plastic.

jump to top JC says:

The guy was ahead of his time. Or the majority were too slow to accept change.

I thought about mining pollution with solar powered air filters and such when I was a kid. A long time ago. I probably read this and assumed it was an original thought of my own with my weak memory and developing ego.

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