It is unbelievably sad and ironic that the first victims of global warming are almost all going to come from places that are producing virtually none of the problem.

If you consider that there are a million people forced out of their homes by Katrina, multiply that by 150, and then stick those people in countries who, as inconceivable as it seems, are less prepared than we were to deal with the whole thing.

Those of us in the west have figured out a lot of ways to damage the lives of poor people in this country and around the world over the years.

The real tight interface is between the book and the reader-the world of the book is plugged right into your brain, never mind the [virtual reality] bodysuit.

In the last two years 24 countries have set new all-time temperature records. We've seen flooding on an epic scale in every continent .

There is nothing that will discombobulate and degrade [more] the lives of people near the margin on this planet. You don't have to look much past New Orleans to see that. Who took the hit? Some of the poorest people in the U.S.

For the first time in 150 years, the USDA reported there were more farms in America, not fewer. That has to make you happy.