"Every type of material creates debris—from the start of its production until it reaches the consumer, and throughout its lifetime while in use.”

"Rather than the salt-of-the-earth image of country folks as environmentalists, the modern movement came to be dominated by mostly metropolitan voices that valued idealistic notions of 'natural' preservation over pragmatic conservation."

“If the environmental benefits of vegetarianism have convinced you to try a meat-free diet, start small. Begin by eating meat, fish, and poultry less frequently.”

“When your great-aunt talks about how dangerous nuclear energy is, you can allay her fears. Nuclear energy is actually one of the safest industrial professions, for workers and the larger local communities.”

“Using Arcadia’s proprietary nationwide energy bill data, they estimated that running those lights in December costs Americans a total of $645 million. For each household that has Christmas lights, that’s an average of an extra $12 on their December power bill (up to $20 in California).”

"By capturing all of the value from used aluminum cans, we can revitalize American recycling. The aluminum can industry is ready to do just that — but we have our work cut out for us.”

“The researchers found that 6% of parents confessed to feeling some remorse about having children. A 40-year-old mother said: ‘I regret having my kids because I am terrified that they will be facing the end of the world due to climate change.’”

“‘I think the study from Money.co.uk is sobering because it shows the alarming quantity of emissions involved in delivering things to our homes, but that’s really only looking at the very end of the process,’ Capstick says. ‘What the report doesn’t get at is why we’re doing this in the first place. The fundamental question to ask is: ‘why are we buying all this stuff?’”