“The miraculous intricate interconnectedness of nature is hard to comprehend because it is SO perfect! Unfortunately, we as humans have so many times naively damaged this divine balance. We must fight to ensure that nature can thrive and evolve in its own pace rather than at the destructive pace of our economic demands.
I believe that fighting climate change is a social responsibility in which every single person can participate; this is why I loved being a Green Captain—I could help my Broadway community by setting up systems to enable all of us to do our part for the planet while doing what we love on stage!”
Read more"The longer we wait to solve the climate crisis, the harder it becomes to solve it. So in addition to pushing businesses and the government to adopt greener policies, I also try to challenge myself to carry my weight and change my personal behavior to protect Earth, the only home we have in this vast, inhospitable universe. For me that means things like staying away from single-use disposable items, reducing my energy consumption, and the big one that nobody likes to acknowledge - eating less animal products. I want the Earth to be better for having me on it, not worse. By taking action to solve the climate crisis we can not only save the Earth, but make humanity worthy of salvation.”
Read more"I saw this on a t shirt once, and thought it was spot on: “There is no wealth on a dying planet.” “Free market” is not “free”, it comes at a cost...to ourselves, and our planets resources. We have to drastically change the way we treat our Mother Earth. There is no “exponential growth” in nature. We need to find ways to work with her, not against her.”
Read more“Air that is breathable. Water that is drinkable. Earth that is lush, green, and free of plastic trash. The future of our planet hangs in the balance. Vote.”
Read more"Hey do you want to live in a Mad Max movie? Yes the cars are cool and Charlize Theron is incredible but other than that, it doesn't seem too fun right? Marauders fighting over what little water they have left in a wasteland devoid of life? I'm not saying that's exactly where we're headed if we don't do something about climate change, but it's pretty damn close. We need action. Real measurable action. Now."
Read more“We're killing our planet and each other: climate change most endangers the world's most impoverished countries and people. As Earth gets hotter, more people – primarily BIPOC in the global south – suffer from rising sea levels, food insecurity, displacement, drought, more intense natural disasters, etcetera. Reversing climate change is urgent. Wasting time costs millions of lives.”
Read more“Like it or not, it’s now our full responsibility to have an acute awareness of climate change and the thousands of small, seemingly inconsequential actions we take every day that perpetuate its existence. It’s up to us to decide just how much we value our one home and how much we are willing to sacrifice to save it.”
Read more““We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Chief Seattle
For me this cuts to the chase. Plain and simple.”
Read more“The world must change. Do not underestimate the power of a single voice. A single vote. Join us. We need you. The time is now.”
Read more“Everywhere you look it's clear we are at the tipping point of keeping our planet habitable for human life. Record temperatures are being recorded all over the world. Now is the last time for us to do something. If the pandemic has shown us anything about the natural world it's that it will be able to recover if we allow it. Please be on the right side of what is the greatest existential struggle in our lifetime.”
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Read more“The exhaust from running a car engine in a closed garage will kill a person in 20 minutes. That is suicide and it is illegal. It seems to me that having tens of millions of cars spewing exhaust into the earth’s closed atmosphere each day is really just another form of suicide and we need to change our ways.
Warming temperatures have created blue algae blooms in lakes and ponds in my area. People’s dogs have died from being exposed to the algae. I know we have mixed feelings about human beings and rightfully so, but for God’s sake let’s leave the dogs out of it.”
Read more“I can remember as a kid drinking from the hose...but the ash content in the rivers from fires all across the country has changed all that. How long are we going to continue to stick our heads up our own ashes?!!!”
Read more“I’m convinced that those who deny the changes happening right before their eyes do so only in fear of what they’ll be asked to sacrifice.
To sacrifice nothing is a sure way to lose everything.”
Read more“Doesn’t matter if you are Red or Blue or Purple; we can all be Green.
If you care about immigration — extreme weather conditions will only lead to more desperation and displacement. If you care about poverty and famine — storms/droughts cause food shortages, disease, and loss of homes. If you care about income inequality — climate change exacerbates opportunity inequity as the wealthy can shield themselves from the worst of environmental damage. As we speak, there are parts of the world where the wealthy and ruling elite send their children to preschools with domes of purified air while public school children breathe in poison.
Environmental sustainability is imperative for any issue you care about. It is our most fundamental treasure and right.”
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