And with that stupid line, he hit her biggest nerve. She looked him in the eye for the first time, a sardonic and almost disbeiving look of 'are you kidding me' perfectly conveyed.
"Mutants are contributing as much to the problem as regular old humans, Mr. Magento," She replied, absolutely serious and full of passion. "There are thousands of mutants across the world show the same neglect for this planet as regular humans. Just because the people of this nation are doing better than the other ninty percent of the world, doesn't mean that mutants as a whole are doing better than their non-powered counterparts. That kind of elitism, based on an us vs them mentality, does nothing to serve the greater good of the planet and, in fact only serves to widen a hatefilled gap that will result in further damage to the Earth. Wars are just as hard on the environment as the overuse of dwindling natural resources. "Mutants that control the earth, for example, think nothing of causing earthquakes to battle their enemy. But the planet suffers for that. The ground is torn up, plants that took decades to grow are shorn away in seconds. Animals that lived in that habitat must leave and attempt to settle in a new one. A forced exodus that lowers their life expectancy after that point by 30%. And that same mutant, 99% of the time will not go back and attempt to repair the damage he caused. The planet is forced to heal on its own and can take over twenty years to recover enough that animals can move back. "And their are thousands of mutants with world-shattering power that wreck havok with the environment who do nothing, absolutely nothing, to lessen thier detrimental impact. It's not just homo sapiens harming the planet, so don't even try to sell me that bull shit."
She slapped her hands on the table and stood, stalking over to the pot of hot water and pouring some more into her cup, "Do you want another?"