“I've definitely seen that Texas is certainly a right-wing area politically. I think if you talk to the average Texan, some people may still think that alternative energy is some sort of hippie mumbo-jumbo, you know. I think there's still a strong movement to continue to drill and continue to find these other sources of oil within the country.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMayStillsCountryEnergyStrongMovementSourceAreasWingsAverageOilAlternativesTexasHippieRight WingDrillsTexanAlternative Energy Author:Jesse Metcalfe
“Once the renewable infrastructure is built, the fuel is free forever. Unlike carbon-based fuels, the wind and the sun and the earth itself provide fuel that is free, in amounts that are effectively limitless.” EarthEnergySunForeverWindAmountBuiltFuelCarbonInfrastructureLimitlessAlternative Energy Book:Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis Source: Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
“The way to bring gas prices down is to end our dependence on oil and use the renewable sources that can give us the equivalent of $1 per gallon gasoline.” WayGivingEndsUseEnergySourceOilGasDependenceGasolineGallonsGas PricesAlternative Energy Author:Al Gore
“If we truly want an innovative and creative renewable fuel industry, then it needs to be challenged. And if we create a set of protections that allow it to not be as creative and innovative as possible, then we aren't doing a service to the industry or to the people of this country.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsCountryEnergyCreativeIndustryProtectionFuelInnovativeAlternative Energy Author:Tom Vilsack
“Clearly, we need more incentives to quickly increase the use of wind and solar power; they will cut costs, increase our energy independence and our national security and reduce the consequences of global warming.” NeedsUseEnergyCuttingSecurityWindCostConsequenceIncreaseIndependenceGlobal WarmingNational SecurityIncentivesSolar PowerAlternative EnergyEnergy Independence Author:Hillary Clinton
“The transition from coal, oil, and gas to wind, solar, and geothermal energy is well under way. In the old economy, energy was produced by burning something - oil, coal, or natural gas - leading to the carbon emissions that have come to define our economy. The new energy economy harnesses the energy in wind, the energy coming from the sun, and heat from within the earth itself.” WayWellsEarthEnergyNaturalEconomySunWindOilBurningHeatGasTransitionCarbonCoalEmissionsHarnessNatural GasOil And GasCarbon EmissionsNew EnergyAlternative EnergyGeothermalGeothermal Energy Author:Lester R. Brown
“That's one of the most exciting things about Michigan's future. We need to, we must capitalize on our alternative-energy vehicles that we can produce right here.” NeedsEnergyProduceExcitingAlternativesVehicleMichiganExciting ThingsAlternative Energy Author:Jennifer Granholm
“Instead of finding alternative energy sources, we try to subjugate entire regions of the world. People do not understand that by doing this, the United States are going to absolute ruin.” PeopleWorldTryingStatesEnergyUnitedUnited StatesSourceFindingsAbsolutesRuinsAlternativesRegionsEnergy SourcesAlternative Energy Author:Gore Vidal
“[Alternative energy] will make us less dependent on foreign oil. It would make us more secure in our future. It would mean that our foreign policy could be a reflection of our values and our other interests, and not just that.” MeanValuesEnergyInterestPolicyReflectionOilSecureAlternativesDependentOur FutureForeign PolicyAlternative EnergyForeign Oil Author:William J. Clinton
“The technologies for the alternative energy sources exists today. The economics are compelling. The public health is compelling. Why would we maintain a focus on a 17th-century technology, when there are 21st-century alternatives that are both necessary and available? And the answer is the subversion of democracy.” TodayEnergyAnswersTechnologyDemocracyFocusCenturySourceEconomicsAvailableAlternativesCompelling21st CenturyPublic HealthEnergy SourcesSubversion17th CenturyAlternative Energy Author:Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.