Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion, and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services.

Only caring individuals can restore the places we inhabit. The 'simple act of planting a tree' not only restores the places we live, but makes us whole and powerful again.

Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.

While there may be no "right" way to value a forest or a river, there is a wrong way, which is to give it no value at all. How do we decide the value of a 700-year-old tree? We need only to ask how much it would cost to make a new one, or a new river, or even a new atmosphere.

Don't be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.

What a great time to be born! What a great time to be alive! Because this generation gets to essentially completely change the world.

What we are missing, utterly and completely, in this government is accountability.