"Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words 'climate change' in public again, much less use the bully pulpit to prepare the nation for the catastrophic risks of inaction, the movement has been in a funk."

"In the United States, we do a pretty good job of protecting iconic landscapes and postcard views, but the ocean gets no respect."

"Mark Ruffalo, aka the Incredible Hulk, is the natural gas industry's worst nightmare: a serious, committed activist who is determined to use his star power as a superhero in the hottest movie of the moment to draw attention the environmental and public health risks of fracking."

"One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up."

"Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult."

"Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them."

"I get some of the nicest fan mail you could imagine. Also when I'm up for an award, my fans all vote online and then they'll boast to each other about how many thousands of times they've clicked my name. Their thumbs must be bleeding!"

"I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it."