“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
“America has the technology and resources to meet all its energy needs while safeguarding the earth's climate. The urgent question now is, 'Do we have the will?' At least one city does, and I'm proud to live in it.” NeedsDoeEarthAmericaEnergyCitiesTechnologyProudResourcesClimateGlobal WarmingUrgentRenewable EnergySafeguarding Author:Denis Hayes
“The easiest way to make something cool is to get cool people to do it. Part of this might mean the president has to forget tensions with opponents, or people like Arnold Schwarzenegger who has actually been decent with oil issues. Maybe he needs to pull some of the cool people in and make them model the right behaviors.” PeopleWayNeedsMeanMightPresidentForgetIssuesBehaviorModelsOilOpponentsTensionDecentSchwarzeneggerCool People Author:Denis Hayes
“Make Earth Day Every Day.” While we might not always live up to this ideal, I try to keep this quote from Denis Hayes, founder of the Earth Day Network and president of Seattle’s Bullitt Foundation, in mind when I need a little extra motivation to be a better environmentalist: “Listen up, you couch potatoes: each recycled beer can saves enough electricity to run a television for three hours.” NeedsTryingMindLittlesEnoughMightRunningEarthMotivationThreePresidentHoursTelevisionIdealsFoundationBeerExtrasFoundersElectricityPotatoesCouchesEarth DayEnvironmentalistSeattleRecycled Author:Denis Hayes
