“It is worth noting that virtually every alternative energy source we have - solar, wind, nuclear, and battery and fuel cell technologies for storage - resulted from public innovation and R&D, not private. The problem is that we haven't done enough of it, and we have done it inconsistently.” DoneEnoughProblemEnergyTechnologyHavensWindSourceInnovationNuclearCellsAlternativesFuelBatteriesStorageEnergy SourcesAlternative EnergyFuel Cells Author:Ted Nordhaus
“After a brief couple of years in the late '70s, public funding for clean energy technologies dried up and has been on the decline ever since.” YearsHas BeensEnergyTechnologyCoupleLateCleanDeclineFundingClean Energy Author:Ted Nordhaus
“The levels of technology investment in the energy sciences pales compared to the kinds of investment we make in the computer and bio-sciences.” KindEnergyLevelsTechnologyComputerInvestmentPaleBios Author:Ted Nordhaus