When you're in the public eye -- whether it be entertainment, sports, medicine, politics, whatever way -- you have an opportunity, and I think also an obligation and a responsibility, to disseminate good information.

I was a typical Valley teen, in smoggy Van Nuys.

I started composting in 1970 by taking my food scraps out behind where I lived and burying them in a hole next to the railroad tracks -- and green things started to grow there!

The environmental crisis is all a result of rushing.

People don't want to give up their SUVs. They don't want to turn the thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer.

Keep in mind, coal plants claim plenty of birds too. Sadly, hydro claims the lives of many fish. There is a price for everything. Solar does the best as far as very minimal wildlife damage.

If you're going to drive a Hummer and buy carbon offsets, that's like getting drunk every night and getting into an AA meeting, throwing money in the basket, and leaving.

California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.

It takes less land to grow a pound of broccoli than it does a pound of beef. Less land to grow a pound of grain than a pound of beef. Less water, less energy.

I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson -- but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.

I'm a strong proponent of green tech for anyone who can afford it, having spent the last 40 years working toward achieving a smaller and smaller eco-impact for myself.

My father also encouraged my love of nature. He urged me to become a Cub Scout, and later a Boy Scout, and I found I really liked being outdoors.

For decades, community colleges have been the backbone of American workforce training. Because they are nimble and closely attuned to local community needs, they are inherently positioned to be influential leaders of the movement for a sustainable economy.

If you're not buying recycled products, you're not really recycling.

What we often fail to recognize is how efficient a vegan diet is. Less land, less water, more food for our spiraling population.

It's something I passed on to my kids. They really love the earth because they've experienced it from the youngest age. They know where food comes from -- it doesn't come from the Safeway bush or the Ralph's tree. It comes from the earth. And water and sunshine and nutrients. My children understand that because they've experienced it. I feel successful as a parent, having done that.

We run around so much -- with the best intentions: I want to save the rain forest. I've gotta clean up the oceans. I've gotta save the dolphins. All worthy efforts, but if you're not centered and you don't have the serenity in your life you need to accomplish that task, you're not going to do a very good job.

We run around so much - with the best intentions: I want to save the rain forest. I've gotta clean up the oceans. I've gotta save the dolphins. All worthy efforts, but if you're not centered and you don't have the serenity in your life you need to accomplish that task, you're not going to do a very good job.

The food in Yugoslavia is fine if you like pork tartare.

The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper.