The truth is that we're at a critical juncture in the history of our species and if we … - Al Gore

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Science doesn't tell us what we should do. It only tells us what is.

Al Gore

The truth is that we're at a critical juncture in the history of our species and if we don't act soon, we could inhabit a world we don't recognize anymore.

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Believe in the power of your own voice. The more noise you make, the more accountability you demand from your leaders, the more our world will change for the better.

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When fear displaces reason, the result is often irrational hatred and division.

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Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play.

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Atheists have just as much of a right to the public discourse as any. . . people of any religious faith in this country.

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Even though it's important for all of us to change our light bulbs and the vehicles we drive, it's much more important to change our laws and policies. I drive a hybrid and we've changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everything else. But putting the burden on individuals to solve this global crisis is ultimately not going to be the most effective way to solve it.

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