I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing.

What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.

We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create.

The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them

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.

We are the only species on this planet without full employment.

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.