Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall.

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

Love is the force that makes us fully human.

Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't be greedy, work hard for the necessities in life knowing that money does not make you better or more important than anyone else. So, extravagance has been bred out of my DNA.

Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge.

Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy lives. Why, then, do health costs continue to climb at unsustainable and frightening rates?