QUOTES
We've
been given this gift, our planet, and we've found no other place in the universe
that we can inhabit. I want to do something to create radical change to help save
it. It's our responsibility.
We
must set an example now and move environmentalism from being the philosophy of
a passionate minority ... to a way of life that automatically integrates ecology
into governmental policy and normal living standards.
As
we progress into the twenty-first century, anyone who considers themselves a realist
will have to make the environment a top priority.
Our
planet's alarm is going off, and it is time to wake up and take action!
Our
oil-based society depends on non-renewable resources. It requires relentless probing
into vast reaches of pristine land, sacrificing vital bioregions, and irreplaceable
cultures. The possibility of catastrophic climate change is substantially increased
by the 40 million barrels of oil burned every day by vehicles. We must all move
shoulder to shoulder in a unified front to show this administration that the true
majority of people are willing to vote for a cleaner environment and won't back
down.
I
urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they
haven't already, to pledge to purchase cleaner cars, build green facilities, and
buy green power like wind or solar energy. Our actions may determine if we become
a casualty in the war for a habitable planet for generations to come.
When
I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests.
I know there's this image people have that I'm this spoiled, cocky punk of an
actor. Honestly, that's not who I am. I really care that so many species have
been wiped out, like genocide of entire races. I believe in the divine right of
all species to survive on this planet. So I decided I want to be active as an
environmentalist. I learned. I asked experts. I got active.
