1. Garson O’Toole, Quote Investigator, “The Chains of Habit Are Too Light to Be Felt Until They Are Too Heavy to Be Broken.” Website: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/07/13/chains-of-habit.
2. Peter Drucker, Management Challenges for the 21st Century (Burlington, MA: Elsevier, 1999): p. 62.
3. President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963). Excerpt from the public declaration that America would focus its resources to accomplish the first lunar mission before 1970. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/jfk_speech_text.html.
4. Spoken by Neil Armstrong. “One Small Step, Corrected Transcript and Commentary by Eric M. Jones” (1995). Video of the historic lunar landing is also available. NASA Website: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.step.html.
5. “2013 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics,” Hunger Notes. World Hunger Education Service Website: http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm.
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
8. United States Environmental Protection Agency, “Natural Gas.” Website: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/natural-gas.html.
9. Advances in renewable energy sources will make them more viable as local alternatives that supplement regional energy systems. Green Progress, “Alternative Energy.” Website: http://www.greenprogress.com/alternative_energy.php.
10. The UN Millennium Development Goals 2015 goal for poverty reduction was achieved ahead of schedule. United Nations Website: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals///poverty.shtml.
11. Lester R. Brown, “Is Our Civilization at a Tipping Point?” Hunger Notes. World Hunger Education Service Website: http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/09/editorials/brown_tipping.htm.
12. David Gershon, “Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World,” Sustainable City Network (November 12, 2010). Website: http://www.sustainablecitynetwork.com/blogs/david_gershon/article_5b8f63d2-eea0-11df-8077-0017a4a78c22.html. This link does not seem to work anymore.
13. The Paolo Soleri community of Arcosanti Website: http://www.arcosanti.org.
14. Edmund J. Bourne, Global Shift: How a New Worldview Is Transforming Humanity (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2008): p. 322.
15. Ibid.
16. Gregg Braden, Deep Truth: Igniting the Memory of Our Origin, History, Destiny and Fate (Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2011): pp. 219–222.
17. Ibid: pp. 139–183.
18. Gregg Braden, The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief (Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2007): pp. 101–122.
19. Ibid.
20. Deep Truth: pp. 93–138.
21. Ibid.
22. Ibid: pp. 219–222.
23. Ibid: pp. 139–183.
24. The Divine Matrix: pp. 61–100.
25. Ibid: pp. 37–58.
26. Lawrence H. Keeley, as quoted by R. Brian Ferguson in “The Birth of War,” Natural History, vol. 112, no. 6 (July/August 2003) Website: http://iweb.tntech.edu/kosburn/history-444/birth_of_war.htm.
27. Ravi Logan, Prout Institute, “Opening Address for the Symposium on the Humanistic Aspects of Regional Development,” Birobidzhan, Russia (September 1993).
28. Opinion voiced by Sir Martin Rees, Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University, and quoted by Andrew Walker, “Sir Martin Rees: Prophet of Doom?” BBC News (April 25, 2003). Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/2976279.stm.
29. George Musser, “The Climax of Humanity,” Scientific American, special edition “Crossroads for Planet Earth” (September 2005): pp. 44–47.
30. Ibid: p. 47.
31. Ibid.
32. Tad Williams, To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (New York: DAW Books, 1993): p. 771.
33. Paul R. Ehrlich. The Population Bomb (New York: Ballantine Books, 1968): p. xi.
34. Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich, “The Population Bomb Revisited,” Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development, vol. 1, no. 3 (2009): pp. 63–71.
35. Ibid.
36. World auto-production statistics, Worldometers. Website: http://www.worldometers.info/cars.
37. Paul Chefurka, “How Tight Is the Link between Oil, Food and Population?” (February 15, 2011). Website: http://www.paulchefurka.ca/GrainOilPop.html.
38. Ibid.
39. “UN Raises ‘Low’ Population Projection for 2050,” Worldwatch Institute (July 2, 2013). Website: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6038.
40. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “Global Hunger Declining, but Still Unacceptably High” (September 2010). Website: http://www.fao.org/economic/es-policybriefs/briefs-detail/en/?no_cache=1&uid=45361.
41. Ibid.
Chapter 6: From Tipping Points to Turning Points
1. Tom Stoppard, as quoted by Jacques Steinberg, “Stoppard Overwhelmed by World’s Problems,” The New York Times (July 11, 2008). Website: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/arts/11arts-STOPPARDOVER_BRF.html?_r=0.
2. Ibid.
3. “Q and A with Malcolm,” Malcolm Gladwell, the author’s official website: http://gladwell.com/the-tipping-point-q-and-a. This is no longer on Malcolm’s website. Here is an alternate: https://www.gladwellbooks.com/
4. Zach Van Hart, “How Weight Loss Saved My Life: The Story of Bill Smith,” SparkPeople. Website: http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=79.
5. Spoken by Neil Armstrong, “One Small Step,” Corrected Transcript and Commentary, Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal (Last Revised January 18, 2013) Website: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.step.html.
6. “How Weight Loss Saved My Life: The Story of Bill Smith.”
7. The Harvard School of Public Health, “Fats and Cholesterol,” Nutrition Source. Website: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats-and-cholesterol.
8. The term cognitive dissonance was first coined in 1956 by Leon Festinger and is defined in his book A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1957).
9. Ken Kuhne’s website for all-weather hoop greenhouses built in Santa Fe, New Mexico: http://www.raisedbed.biz.
10. James A. Blumenthal, a professor of medical psychology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, as quoted in an article by Rebecca Clay, “Research to the Heart of the Matter: Psychologists are producing clear evidence that psychosocial factors contribute to cardiovascular disease and are coming up with interventions that may help patients live healthier lives,” American Psychological Association, vol. 32, no. 1 (January 2001). Website: http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan01/coverheart.aspx.