“With the increasing demand for oil around the world and the rising costs in Oregon and throughout the nation, we must focus on the development of alternate energy sources, especially those that are clean, efficient and renewable.” WorldEnergyNationsFocusSourceDevelopmentCostDemandCleanOilAround The WorldRisingEfficientOregonEnergy Sources Author:Greg Walden
“There is more energy locked up in sources around the solar system than we could ever reasonably expect to need, the problem would be transporting them back to earth and using them in a cost efficient manner.” NeedsProblemWould BeEarthEnergySourceCostEfficientLockedSolar SystemLocked Up Author:Wilson Greatbatch
“So long as oil is used as a source of energy, when the energy cost of recovering a barrel of oil becomes greater than the energy content of the oil, production will cease no matter what the monetary price may be.” MayLongMatterUsedEnergyGreaterSourceCostNo Matter WhatProductionsOilCeaseMonetaryBarrelsRecoveringOil Production Author:M. King Hubbert
“One of the myths about the Internet of Things is that companies have all the data they need, but their real challenge is making sense of it. In reality, the cost of collecting some kinds of data remains too high, the quality of the data isn't always good enough, and it remains difficult to integrate multiple data sources.” NeedsKindRealEnoughRealityDifficultChallengesQualityCompanySourceInternetCostRemainsMythDataMake SenseGood EnoughMultipleCollectingIntegrating Author:Chris Murphy
“Funerals cost so much money, and are likely to be an additional source of stress in this recession - it's sad that we don't have a more humane, less commercialized way to approach burial.” WaySourceCostApproachStressFuneralHumaneRecessionsBurial Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“A new era has dawned in Ontario; one where the air will be cleaner and the multiple costs of coal-fired generation have become a distant memory. Atikokan's successful conversion to biomass will put Ontario on the world map as a leader in using this sustainable fuel source for electricity production.” WorldMemoriesLeaderSuccessfulGenerationsAirSourceCostProductionsConversionErasFuelMapsMultipleElectricityCoalCleanersNew EraOntarioBiomass Author:Bob Chiarelli
“The primary source of waste in government is that legislators are often under heavy pressure to vote for projects that will benefit their campaign contributors, even when those projects fail a simple cost-benefit test. But with the Supreme Court showing little interest in permitting tighter rules on campaign contributions in recent years, there is little reason to be optimistic that we'll start curbing this kind of waste any time soon.” YearsKindLittlesReasonGovernmentInterestSimpleFailingSourceCostWasteBenefitsProjectsTestsVotePressureCourtHeavyCampaignsSupremeOptimisticPrimariesContributionSupreme CourtLegislatorsBeing OptimisticContributorsPrimary SourceCampaign Contributions Author:Robert H. Frank
“The most effective CEOs have a primary source for tracking their markets. They meet with their teams frequently enough to keep innovation flowing, to reduce and focus costs, to be energized. They create a tight agenda and they set high goals.” EnoughGoalFocusTeamSourceCostInnovationPrimariesAgendasCeoTrackingPrimary SourceHigh Goals Author:Michael J. Silverstein
“It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.” WorldMovingEnergySourceCostDollarsFuelFossilsFossil FuelEnergy SourcesBurning Fossil FuelsRework Author:Ted Turner