Power always protects the good of some at the expense of all others.
The science is crystal clear: we humans are the primary cause of global warming, and we face a bleak future if we fail to act quickly.
We created a way of raising standards of living that we can't possibly pass on to our children.
Time is short. We have at most a decade to sharply reverse course.
The United States could dramatically reduce its carbon emissions per kilowatt-hour without raising its overall energy bill.
The great political tragedy of our time is that conservative leaders in America have chosen to use their superior messaging and political skills to thwart serious action on global warming.
The coal plants that will be built from 2005 to 2030 will release as much carbon dioxide as all of the coal burned since the industrial revolution more than two centuries ago.
True love will triumph in the end—which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it's the most beautiful lie we have.
Think about climbing a mountain. If you decide you're going up Everest, you don't start with a sprint. You'll never make it out of base camp if you do that. The secret is two fold: make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.
No man is a failure who is enjoying life.
We really are living in the era that all this sci-fi literature and cinema was centered around, but it's not anything like what we envisioned it to be. It's almost like there's too much choice.