“We need a firm cap on carbon emissions from fossil fuels. No coal, oil, or gas could enter the economy until the buyer had a permit. All permits would be auctioned by the federal government, and the number of permits auctioned would be decreased by three percent per year. Permits could be traded, but they could not be created out of whole cloth by companies that plant forests or dump iron filings at sea.” NeedsYearsWholeGovernmentWould BeThreeNumbersCompanyEconomySeaPercentPlantOilForestsFirmFuelGasIronPermitCarbonFederal GovernmentCoalFossilsCapsFossil FuelEmissionsDumpBuyersFilingCarbon Emissions Author:Denis Hayes
“The sunshine that strikes American roads each year contains more energy than all the fossil fuels used by the entire world.” WorldYearsUsedEnergyClimateStrikesFuelSunshineFossilsFossil FuelRenewable Energy Book:The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair Source: The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair
“We presently have the technology ... fuel cells, solar cells, hydrogen ... the opportunities are amazing for clean energy.” OpportunityEnergyTechnologyCleanCellsFuelHydrogenClean EnergyFuel CellsSolar Cells Author:Denis Hayes
“We shouldn't fuel the future with the polluting methods of the past, ... We have the technology to power our future in ways that don't threaten our health or poison our planet. Let's choose to use it.” WayUsePastTechnologyPlanetsMethodPoisonFuelOur FutureOur Planet Author:Denis Hayes
