A painting is nothing more than light reflected from the surface of a pigment-covered canvas. But a great painter can make you see the depth, make you feel the underlying emotion, make you sense the larger world. That, too, is… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
Windy or not, a day this beautiful has to be lived. The day is bright and clear, the sky blue, and the dry air feels light. A northerly wind stirs a primal urge to move. The geese feel it, and… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
Try to cut down drastically on plastic. Recycle. Use less energy and more renewable energy. We can all live better by doing better for… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
Why would even I say we can't stop drilling in the Gulf? Because we have no alternatives. Whether or not we drill in the… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
When I was in high school in the early 1970s, we knew we were running out of oil; we knew that easy sources were… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
“Summer has weeks left, but once the calendar displays the word “September,” you’d think it was Latin for “evacuate.” I pity them for missing… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
“The world belongs to us, the wise ones, we declare...will we be pirates or captains, slumlords or godparents of time? Will we burn the… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
To save the seas, we can eat sustainably and be conscious of the seafood we eat. — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
If you ask the fish whether they'd rather have an oil spill or a season of fishing, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd vote… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
“In a universe devoid of life, any life at all would be immensely meaningful. We ARE that meaning. “And what we see, “says the… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
From the happy-go-lucky days of oil exploration and drilling, when a lot of easy sources were being found and easily managed, we're gotten ourselves… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
“One can fully own a manufactured thing—a toaster, say, or a pair of shoes. But in what reasonable sense can one fully "own" and… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
