Money and stuff aren't what makes us happy. It's strong connections within families and friends, communities of people that truly care about one another.

Money and stuff aren't what makes us happy. It's strong connections within families and friends, communities of people that truly care about one another.

Energy use, transportation options, food choices, water use, purchasing choices, participating in elections, volunteering for nonprofits . . . and within each of these categories, each of us can learn to live a more conscious life.

Years ago, after I'd answered several questions from a group of teens, one of them asked how I could stay optimistic and keep on going. I answered that instead of getting sad, I get mad.

Without information, there can be no real understanding of the ramifications of our choices.

It's incredibly disturbing to me that humans are disrupting pretty much every single living system on the planet.

Education, the free flow of information, is key for our personal and societal growth. It all comes back to education.