Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life.

People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue.

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble.

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.

We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment.

People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame - and only one - themselves.

Much of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear, rather than science.