"The most important thing is to instill in children a sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world."

"The true meaning of conservation is to protect the earth's resources for future generations."

"The public is largely unaware of the true nature of the problem, and that is why I felt compelled to write this book."

"We are dealing with the most dangerous substances in the world, and we are treating them with a casual indifference that borders on criminal."

"We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost's familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway o…"