Quotes from Elizabeth Kolbert

It is estimated that one-third of all reef-building corals, a third of all freshwater mollusks, a third of sharks and rays, a quarter of all mammals, a fifth of all reptiles, and a sixth of all birds are headed toward oblivion.

In a poll commissioned by Time and CNN, two-thirds of American parents said they think that their children are spoiled.

The Earth is big. There are huge natural forces that have worked over geological time. But it turns out, when you look carefully at the geological time, you can't find anything like us.

Increasingly developing countries are asking for aid to help deal with the consequences of climate change, which we don't want to give.