The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.

You are what you do, not what you say.

We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.

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

Birds are, especially canaries, are super sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and sour gas.

Environmentali sm is really about seeing our place in world in a way that humans have always known up until very recently - that we are part of nature-utterly dependent on the natural world for our well being and survival.

And that, quite simply, is the issue. We live in a finite world with finite resources. Although it may sometimes seem quite big, earth is really very small - a tiny blue and green oasis of life in a cold universe.