“Coal is our most abundant fossil fuel. (GE's) development efforts are to just end up making the plants more competitive on an economic basis by using these other coals.” EndsEffortEconomicDevelopmentBasesPlantFuelCoalFossilsFossil Fuel Author:Bill Vaughan
“We must proceed with our own energy development. Exploitation of domestic petroleum and natural gas potentialities, along with nuclear, solar, geothermal, and non-fossil fuels is vital. We will never again permit any foreign nation to have Uncle Sam over a barrel of oil.” EnergyNationsNaturalDevelopmentOilNuclearFuelGasPermitExploitationUnclesFossilsFossil FuelBarrelsNatural GasPetroleumUncle SamGeothermal Author:Gerald R. Ford
“The fossil record contains no trace of these preliminary stages in the development of many-celled organisms.” RecordsStageDevelopmentOrganismsFossils Book:Red Giants and White Dwarfs: The Evolution of Stars, Planets, and Life Source: Red Giants and White Dwarfs: The Evolution of Stars, Planets, and Life
“The hardest problem of all is to appreciate the facts that the poor nations are - quite reasonably - not going to forgo their development, and that they can only afford to develop by consuming fossil fuels.” FactsProblemNationsPoorDevelopmentAppreciateHardestFuelFossilsConsumingFossil FuelPoor Nations Author:Philip Kitcher
“The fossil-fuel-based development model has not benefitted all people and those who have benefitted least are now suffering great harm in the face of climate change.” PeopleFacesSufferingDevelopmentModelsClimateClimate ChangeHarmFuelFossilsFossil Fuel Author:Mary Robinson
“Tackling the issue of climate change presents us with an inflection point in human history - a climate justice revolution that separates development from fossil fuels, supports people in the most vulnerable situations to adapt, allows all people to take part, and, most importantly, realise their full potential.” PeopleHumansJusticeSituationSupportIssuesRevolutionDevelopmentClimateClimate ChangeVulnerableFuelRealisingFossilsHuman HistoryFossil FuelFull PotentialTackling Author:Mary Robinson
“To maintain our economic and national security, we must maximize all of our nation's energy resources, including renewable sources, alternative fuels, and fossil fuels, all in a way that balances economic development and protecting our environment.” WayEnergyNationsEnvironmentEconomicSecuritySourceDevelopmentBalanceResourcesIncludingAlternativesFuelNational SecurityFossilsOur EnvironmentFossil FuelEconomic Development Author:Joe Heck
“If the age of the Earth were a calendar year and today were a breath before midnight on New Year's Eve, we showed up a scant fifteen minutes ago, and all of recorded history has blinked by in the last sixty seconds. Luckily for us, our planet-mates--the fantastic meshwork of plants, animals, and microbes--have been patiently perfecting their wares since March, an incredible 3.8 billion years since the first bacteria. ...After 3.8 billion years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.” IfsYearsFirstsHas BeensAgeTodayEarthLastsNatureAnimalSecretMinutesPlanetsDevelopmentSurvivalResearchBreathsPlantIncrediblesBillionsFantasticMarchSurroundSecondsMatesNew YearSixtyFifteenMidnightFossilsOur PlanetCalendarsNew Years EveBacteriaResearch And DevelopmentMicrobes Author:Janine Benyus