I realize my reflection of the past, current and future state of the environment paints a grim and pessimistic picture, but I feel optimistic in our ability to turn planet Earth’s fate around if we all work together and commit to making a change.

I hope that my work helping to make your schools more sustainable will be something you carry on as you grow older.

As you look through your window, I hope you will see a bright future. I hope you dream big, and that you have the courage, drive, and fortitude to do everything you can to achieve those dreams.

I commit to you to change one thing a year in our lifestyle to live more environmentally friendly.

I’m not allowed to talk about climate change around family; as my mom warned me, “climate change is not something that people think about in Mississippi.” But I’m worried for my family’s future.

I want the very best for you and for generations to come. There is only one planet earth. Your mommy and I will make a genuine effort to make an impact to protect it for you.

My act of love will be to use all the power I have, during the rest of my life, to stop climate change.

Rather than exploit it, destroy it, poison it, why don’t we just enhance the beauty of it, guard it, and love it?

Most importantly, I hope you live in a world where science is taken seriously and fact is clearly distinguished from fiction.

Il faut trouver le 7ème sens et se battre pour des causes justes, comme l´amour et la liberté.

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.