We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil.

We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil.

The planet will survive. Whether we get to be here and enjoy it, or enjoy life as we've known it, is what's questionable.

I let my [past] life in peripherally, because I'm interested in what's over there; I want to keep going forward.

As a people, we value family, education and success. Hunger is an enemy to all three. Scientific studies have demonstrated that even brief periods of hunger can permanently inhibit a child's mental, emotional and physical growth. Kids who are hungry do poorly in school and are unlikely to grow into productive adults. For families, experiencing hunger means living in a world of isolation and shame. Caring citizens must put an end to this disgrace.

The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making.

How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.