When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.

Because we aren't certain about the effects of GMOs, we must consider one of the guiding principles in science, the precautionary principle. Under this principle, if a policy or action could harm human health or the environment, we must not proceed until we know for sure what the impact will be. And it is up to those proposing the action or policy to prove that it is not harmful.

Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.

We have become a force of nature.

It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

How you imagine the world determines how you live in it.

Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.