Ed Begley, Jr. Quotes

We have lots of other problems with plastic in our oceans. There are five different big gyres of plastic out in the ocean. There are problems with air pollution around the country that we need to deal with, and around the world. We have a great many problems to overcome, so I work on a lot of different boards trying to help in those important areas.

To be a modern person in 2012, you are often required to have some electronics in your life. And I do. I try to put that phone down, put the computer away, and get out there and hike in the woods; feel it in my feet, feel it in my hands; get out in the garden and feel the soil under my fingers, my fingertips and my fingernails. I try to be involved in nature in a very tactile way. I think that’s important.

One of the regular intervals of meditation in my life, believe it or not, is in my car.

There are many different ways now to experience nature. Get out there and hike.

As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.

The environmental crisis is all a result of rushing.

What we often fail to recognize is how efficient a vegan diet is. Less land, less water, more food for our spiraling population.

People don’t want to change. It’s hard for people to change and it’s hard for businesses to change. If I was running an oil company, I would be resistant to change too.

It takes less land to grow a pound of broccoli than it does a pound of beef. Less land to grow a pound of grain than a pound of beef. Less water, less energy.

I bought my first electric car in 1970. Its top speed was 15 mph and it had just a 15 mile range – it was essentially a golf cart with a windshield wiper and a horn.

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.

My favorite form of transportation is walking. I live in a neighborhood where you can walk to restaurants, banks, and shops.