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

Right now I want to be hopeful. Right now I want to think that we took action to ensure this beautiful future for you.

I want you to be able to bring your kids to Tahoe and experience the same clarity that you had as a child.

I look at my baby niece today. The newest member of our family, just 3 days old. What will be left for her and her grandchildren?

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 will keep the air clean so everyone can see the sunset.

I feel deeply that it is my moral obligation as your Mom to protect your future and allow you to inherit a clean and healthy planet.

Nossa vida só tem qualidade se tem natureza ao nosso redor.

“I knew you would want to know how the future turned out. You got so anxious about climate change as we grew older.  By coming back, I thought I could help you with that.”

I hope I can look you in the eye and tell you I honestly did everything I could to protect our planet.