“Our country has suffered from an on-again, off-again energy policy that has failed to get us to energy independence. As President Obama has said, we need a comprehensive energy plan for the country that includes conventional resources like oil and gas, but that also takes advantage of wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and other renewable resources.” NeedsSaidCountryEnergyPresidentPlansPolicyWindResourcesAdvantageIndependenceOilOur CountryGasPresident ObamaConventionalComprehensiveOil And GasEnergy PolicyRenewable ResourcesEnergy IndependenceBiomassGeothermal Author:Ken Salazar
“The EPA's greenhouse gas regulations, along with a host of other onerous regulations, are unnecessarily driving out conventional fuels as part of America's energy mix. The consequences are higher energy prices for families and a contraction of our nation's economic growth.” AmericaEnergyNationsGrowthEconomicHigherConsequenceDrivingFuelGasHostRegulationConventionalEconomic GrowthGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesContractionsEpa Author:Gina McCarthy
“Energy is the key to prosperity, to security. And until we [in US] start tapping our domestic, conventional and alternative sources to energy, we're never going to get there.” EnergySecuritySourceKeysProsperityAlternativesConventionalTapping Author:Sarah Palin
“Conventional turbines only work up to 200 feet, but capturing a small fraction of the global wind energy at higher altitudes could be sufficient to supply the current energy needs of the globe.” NeedsEnergyFeetWindHigherCurrentsSufficientConventionalGlobesFractionsTurbinesWind Energy Author:Saul Griffith