People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.

What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.

Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.

America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost.

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic.

I will argue that every scrap of biological diversity is priceless, to be learned and cherished, and never to be surrendered without a struggle.

The education of women is the best way to save the environment.