Ed Begley, Jr. Quotes
When we destroy something crated by man we call it vandalism but when we destroy something by nature we call it progress.
We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may simply live.
The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper.
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.
People are overwhelmed looking up at the Mount Everest of environmental challenges that we face. But you put one foot in front of the other and you recognize that not everyone is Sir Edmund Hillary.
What we often fail to recognize is how efficient a vegan diet is. Less land, less water, more food for our spiraling population.
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.
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.
The film 'Tapped' illustrates quite clearly how we've been getting 'soaked' for years by the bottled water industry.
For my own health, I thought it was better to eat a plant based diet. I'm going to be 60 soon and I have boundless energy and I feel really good, so I'm all for it.
I wanted to be an actor my whole young life. My dad was an actor, obviously - he won an Academy Award, but I had no idea what was involved. I had all the wrong ideas about acting.
I've lived a slower and less expensive life going off the grid, and I'm happier because of it.
I'm not a wealthy person because I was never a star. I was a working actor and a supporting actor.
As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.
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.
One of the regular intervals of meditation in my life, believe it or not, is in my car.
I think people love nature after they experience it. I know I experienced it as a young man - I took a lot of hikes, I was involved in scouting.
You can't just do one of the things, because it won't be enough to combat the climate change that we're already starting to experience. It will only get worse.
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.
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!
My favorite form of transportation is walking. I live in a neighborhood where you can walk to restaurants, banks, and shops.
I bought my first electric car in 1970. Its top speed was 15 mph and it had just a 15 mile range - it was essentially a golf cart with a windshield wiper and a horn.
To build a power plant and run lines to houses, to huts, to anything is a tremendous amount of work...how about...just giving them the service where they need it-on the roof of their hut.
I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.
People don't want to change. It's hard for people to change and it's hard for businesses to change. If I was running an oil company, I would be resistant to change too.
