"Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism."

"It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority."

"The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home."

"The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases."

"We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."

"In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again."

"Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles."

"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options."