I bought my first electric car in 1970. Its top speed was 15 mph and it had just a 15 mile range - it was essentially a golf cart with a windshield wiper and a horn.

I've lived a slower and less expensive life going off the grid, and I'm happier because of it.

The environmental crisis is all a result of rushing.

My favorite form of transportation is walking. I live in a neighborhood where you can walk to restaurants, banks, and shops.

The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper.

People are overwhelmed looking up at the Mount Everest of environmental challenges that we face. But you put one foot in front of the other and you recognize that not everyone is Sir Edmund Hillary.

California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.