Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things.

I see a world in the future in which we understand that all life is related to us and we treat that life with great humility and respect.

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

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

Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us.

Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming.

If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.