Thoughtful conversations with the people of Maine

I think what has given me a real, we all want the world to be a better place. There's something that happened with me as I was developing as a human that maybe helped me to be a little bit more attuned than many other people might be on difference and power and what it means to have all your tools in your toolbox and what it might be like for people who are just as smart, just as capable, but might not have the same set of tools.

Sustainable development is about not reducing the ability of future people, future generations to meet their needs. So it's about meeting the needs of the present while not compromising the needs of the future. It's people based and that's economic, that's cultural, and then that's ecological.

Maine is such an amazing place with incredible resources. Our natural environment is part of Maine's economy. It powers our communities, and I like to think that Maine has a unique ecological ethic and culture that you don't find other places around the country.