What is an “environmental activist”?
I think the people who call themselves environmental activists draw a line in very different places. Some environmental activists say, “Well, I’m only going to eat meat one day a week now” – they do what they can. There’s other environmental activists – people like Darryl Hannah or, I suppose, myself too – who draw the line in a very different place. Having been involved in environmental activism since 1970, I keep finding new ways to refine it and things to do better. The interesting thing for me, having been doing it 37 years now, is that nearly all of it is quite second nature. It’s very easy to do. Most importantly, being an environmental activist is good for me. It’s a good financial thing to do.
