The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.

Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation.

Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.

Some argue we should get coal, oil and gas out of the ground as quickly as possible, build more pipelines and make as much money as we can selling it here and abroad. Their priorities are the economy and meeting short-term energy needs so we can live the lives to which we've become accustomed.

There are some things in the world we can't change.

The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members of society.

As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.