will continue championing land preservation and the restoration of woodland, prairie and wetland habitats. I will not stop advocating for “bird friendly” legislation to make cities safer for your passage.

Unfortunately, our selfishness and excessive greed have closed our eyes to the well-being of the planet, and it has suffered the consequences.

I want you to see those corn fields in the north, the beautiful beaches down in Florida, and the stars in the woods at night.

Its been heavy on my shoulders since I found out about the state of climate woes as a child.

When the worst consequences of climate change still feel far away today, or the barriers to acting on climate change seem steep today, I do not think about today. I think about you, and your world when you are my age.

This is just the beginning. It’s the accrual of little seeds of change that will lead to the tree of revolution.

I hope, as your father, I’ve done enough to instill within you how science is a wonderful adventure.

That we all have a role to play no matter how small, we all can make a difference.

We, in our time, still have the chance to change course. We have the knowledge and emergent means, even the profitable technologies, to do so.

While there is still breath in this body I will give of my soul and my time and energy to making the world a better place, for you, and all the beautiful living beings of this world.