Being mad is activating. Being sad can lead to hopelessness. I'm not hopeless. I'm very hopeful.

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

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.

As much as it's awful to learn about all the greedy and selfish decisions that some people make, I know there are many more people who have good intentions.

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.

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

I believe that it's vital for children and teens to be educated, to be given information to help them understand the impacts humans are having on our water, soil, and air.