Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!

In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled.

Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.

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

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.

We no longer see the world as a single entity. We've moved to cities and we think the economy is what gives us our life, that if the economy is strong we can afford garbage collection and sewage disposal and fresh food and water and electricity. We go through life thinking that money is the key to having whatever we want, without regard to what it does to the rest of the world.

Every breath is a sacrament, an affirmation of our connection with all other living things, a renewal of our link with our ancestors and a contribution to generations yet to come. Our breath is a part of life's breath, the ocean of air that envelopes the earth.