Home / Quotes / Quote by Jeff Goodell

Quote by Jeff Goodell

“Maybe more climate activists will think about the climate change not as an international problem to be resolved in an air-conditioned meeting hall, but as a guerilla war to be fought in the streets.”

Quote by Jeff Goodell

Author

Jeff Goodell is a renowned American author known for his in-depth reporting on energy and environmental issues. His work often delves into topics such as climate change, fossil fuels, and sustainable energy, providing valuable insights to the public. more

You May Also Like

“Nobody disputes that cheap natural gas would be a good thing for the economy. The question is, is this a sustainable new development that can be counted on for decades to come, or simply a 'bubble' brought on by a land grab and drilling frenzy?”

Would Be Natural Economy Land Development Good Things Decades Gas Bubbles Disputes Frenzy Natural Gas Drilling

Author:Jeff Goodell

“New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who also happens to be the 10th richest person in America, with a personal fortune of some $18 billion, likes to pick a fight - especially fights where the line between good and evil is particularly stark.”

Persons Happens America Fighting Evil Lines Cities New York Picks Fortune Billions Likes Good And Evil New York City Mayors Starks

Author:Jeff Goodell

“Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as cravenly corporate and backward-looking as the Keystone XL pipeline.”

America Clear Sky Healthy Projects Forests Corporate Initiative Pipeline Keystones Clear Skies

Author:Jeff Goodell

“Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesn't show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet.”

Ifs Want Wells May Shows Political President Planets Oil Remembered Foreign Oil Political Courage

Author:Jeff Goodell

“Is it in our national interest to overheat the planet? That's the question Obama faces in deciding whether to approve Keystone XL, a 2,000-mile-long pipeline that will bring 500,000 barrels of tar-sand oil from Canada to oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.”

Long Faces Interest Planets Oil Miles Canada Sand Mexico Barrels Pipeline National Interests Keystones Gulf Of Mexico Refinery Keystone Pipeline

Author:Jeff Goodell

“I've just kept on ceaselessly painting in order to learn painting.”

Author:Vincent Van Gogh

“Progress rarely comes as a result of being passive.”

Results Progress Passive

Author:Marc Morial

“The question should not be 'What would Jesus do?' but rather, more dangerously, 'What would Jesus have me do?' The onus is not on Jesus but on us, for Jesus did not come to ask semidivine human beings to do impossible things. He came to ask human beings to live up to their full humanity; he wants us to live in the full implication of our human gifts, and that is far more demanding.”

Want Should Humans Humanity Asks Jesus Human Beings Impossible Want U Implications Impossible Things

Author:Peter J. Gomes

“If you're having fun doing what you're doing, you're gonna really want to work hard at it.”

Ifs Want Hard Fun Hard Work Having Fun Doing You

Author:Ted Ligety

“The question of how people orient around religion differently, or interact with one another, whether that be based on conflict or cooperation, will be one of the most engaging questions of the 21st century.”

People Century Conflict Cooperation 21st Century Engaging

Author:Eboo Patel