We're not living in a society that science actually dominates the conversation. We're living in a situation where some science is allowed and a lot of it's about policy.

When you're cornered, there are two things you can do: move or fight.

I'm a night owl, and luckily my profession supports that. The best ideas come to me in the dead of night.

I think 'Gasland' is the doorway for a lot of people to see something happening in their backyard and realize the national and global implications.

It's the next phase of authorship of this country's energy future. It's gonna come from the people. It's not gonna be deus ex machina or Obama ex machina, or science ex machina. It's gonna be the people. It's not going to be a wind energy company that comes in and saves the day. It's going to be the people who figure this out.

It's remarkable to watch the president, with all the weight of his ability to command rhetoric with the bully pulpit behind him, make a clear speech about climate change and why that's so important for us all to focus on. And that is a rather remarkable thing to see. It's enormously powerful.

I really hate to be Debbie Downer right now, because everyone would love to say, "Yeah, we're finally doing something on climate!