"Saying the planet is at risk from human activity, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai urged democratic reforms and an end to corporate greed when she collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday." ~ Reuters News
"Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system."
"We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own."
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize
