"Unless the damaging trends that have been set in motion are reversed quickly, we could see vast numbers of environmental refugees abandoning areas scarred by depleted aquifers and exhausted soils. . . ."
"Many Americans see terrorism as the principal threat to security but, for much of humanity, the effects of water shortages and rising temperatures on food availability are far more important issues."
"Building an eco-economy will alter how we light our homes, what we eat, where we live, how we use our leisure time, and how many children we have. It will give us a world where we are a part of nature, instead of estranged from it."