Michael T. Weiss Quotes

I am involved in Greenpeace. And I just recently completely switched my diet over to near-veganism. So you try to do little things that you can. I recycle every single day. Every single thing in my house that can be recycled is.

Everything I do is the environment.

I want to show people that environmentalism can be fun!

I wanted to help raise awareness, so I created an environmental foundation called Just Within Reach.

I recycle as much as I can but I'm not an eco warrior.

I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life.

I have lived the American dream in every aspect, and now I hope to make a very big impact in helping the planet.

Everyone is slowly catching on to this one - and I know everyone says this - but we need to make a little more effort with the environment. Everyone says they turn off their lights, but do they really?

I'd like to provide information, inspiration, and access to whatever goods and services are needed to make it super easy for everyone to change their lifestyle to a sustainable one.

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.

Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.'

I drive a hybrid, moving into an electric car. I only drink tap water, never consume food that's travelled.

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

With all this talk of Going Green, Buying Green, Living Green, and Green being the new whatever, I've come to realize that, although we had no green, my grandmother was actually the 'greenest' person I've ever known.

People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.

And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense.

I look at the world through a green lens now, but you can't make yourself crazy. That feeling of green guilt can be really inhibiting. It's about a changing mind-set, remembering to turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth.

That's what hurts the environmental movement - holding people to a standard they cannot meet. That just pushes people away.

It's funny: being green to me was ingrained because my parents were always trying to save money, save water, turn off the lights, or arrange a carpool. I don't think my parents even know what it means to be green, but they were.

I try to be eco-friendly in every possible way.

I believe the green movement is gaining momentum because people are becoming more educated about the real importance of living green.

I am an eco-friendly person and a vegetarian.

I love eating meat, but I love our planet even more. So I will join this campaign and stop eating meat at least one day a week.