I believe it is possible that we can turn today's breakdown into a planetary breakthrough on one condition. We can do it if we can break free of a set of dominant but misleading ideas that are taking us down.

Despite a tenfold increase in the use of pesticides between 1947 and 1974 (in the US), crop losses due to pests have...remained at an estimated 33%. Losses due to insects alone have nearly doubled, ...from 7% in the 1942-1951 period to about 13% in 1974.

For me, just showing up for the traveling and writing gave me the power to overcome my fear of fear.

There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could be the straw.

Science is showing us that we are even more connected to each other than we ever realized.

We are very much social creatures who model ourselves on one another.

much agricultural land which might be growing food is being used instead to 'grow' money (in the form of coffee, tea, etc.).