Africa could produce and consume a lot more without America producing and consuming one jot less.

ECONOMIST: Poverty and inequality

In every market--and at every step from suppliers of raw materials to consumers of finished goods--faster, cheaper communication lowers the cost of producing and consuming.

FORBES: Techno-Optimism

He called for a "new partnership" between oil producing and consuming nations, saying the "visionary internationalism" that had been displayed in dealing with the global banking crisis must be applied to the world's future energy challenges.

BBC: Brown warns on volatile oil price

But rather than closing the gap by producing more and consuming less, both have followed a far less painful path.

FORBES: Germany And China Have The Gold And Will Make The Rules

We would need one and a half Earths to keep producing, consuming and wasting at the rate we do now.

FORBES: Why I Think The Economy Can't Grow Forever

The reality is this: we are producing more, selling more and consuming more than we were four years ago.

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As a result, production the bioengineered chemicals, materials and living systems is limited by the time-consuming and resource-intensive processes involved in producing them.

FORBES: DARPA Builds First Bio-Engineering Factory

All of the lobbyists in Washington, DC and state capitals across the country are consuming resources without producing anything valuable in return.

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