“Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand how energy costs impact their lives and make decisions accordingly.” UseEnergyDecisionCostStandardsImpactArguingConsumersEfficiencyEmissionsEnergy Use Author:Gina McCarthy
“What I see are people who want affordable energy. They want strong environmental standards - they want a lot of things - but first and foremost they want affordable energy. And if you want affordable energy, you want oil, gas and coal.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsEnergyStrongStandardsEnvironmentalOilGasCoalAffordable Author:John S. Watson
“...children born today-in both the industrialized world and developing countries-will live longer and be healthier, they will get more food, a better education, a higher standard of living, more leisure time and far more possibilities-without the global environment being destroyed.” WorldChildrenCountryTodayEnergyBornEnvironmentPossibilityHigherStandardsClimate ChangeDestroyedDevelopingLeisurePollutionStandards Of LivingDeveloping CountriesLeisure TimeHigher StandardsLiving More Author:Bjorn Lomborg
“Ours is the most wasteful nation on Earth. We waste more energy than we import. With about the same standard of living, we use twice as much energy per person as do other countries like Germany, Japan, and Sweden.” PersonsCountryUseEarthEnergyNationsWasteStandardsAlternativesGermanyJapanOther CountriesStandards Of LivingImportsSweden Author:Jimmy Carter
“I think a portfolio standard should go beyond wind, solar and geothermal energy to include renewable energy like hydropower and clean alternatives such as coal gasification, clean coal, nuclear energy and, finally, credits for achieving new levels of efficiency and conservation.” ThinkingShouldEnergyLevelsAchieveWindStandardsCleanCreditNuclearAlternativesEfficiencyConservationCoalCleanlinessRenewable EnergyPortfoliosNuclear EnergyGeothermalGeothermal Energy Author:Pete Domenici
“The eureka moment is two reasons why the output-based standard should be adopted: common sense and accountability. Input-based standards don't encourage energy diversity; they don't create any incentives; they don't produce solar, hydro, nuclear.” ShouldTwoReasonMomentsEnergyCommonProduceDiversityStandardsNuclearCommon SenseReason WhyAccountabilityAdoptedIncentivesInputOutput Author:Frank Luntz
“We stand for a living wage. Wages are subnormal if they fail to provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to industrial occupations. The monetary equivalent of a living wage varies according to local conditions, but must include enough to secure the elements of a normal standard of living-a standard high enough to make morality possible, to provide for education and recreation, to care for immature members of the family, to maintain the family during periods of sickness, and to permit of reasonable saving for old age.” IfsEnoughCareAgeEnergyFailingConditionsPeriodsMoralityMembersElementsNormalStandardsLocalsOld AgeSecureSavingReasonableSicknessOccupationPermitWagesVaryRecreationMonetaryImmatureMinimum WageStandards Of LivingTime And EnergyLiving Wage Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“What is called a high standard of living consists, in considerable measure, in arrangements for avoiding muscular energy, for increasing sensual pleasure and enhancing caloric intake above any conceivable nutritional requirement.” SuccessEnergyPleasureStandardsSensualArrangementsRequirementsAvoidingStandards Of LivingHigh StandardsSensual Pleasure Book:the new industrial state Source: the new industrial state
“The psychological pain--and the ethical shame--of American poverty are made greater by the fact that this country possesses the wealth and the energy to raise all children to a minimally decent standard of living.” ChildrenMadeCountryFactsPainEnergyWealthPovertyGreaterStandardsShameRaisesPsychologicalDecentEthicalStandards Of LivingPsychological PainAmerican Poverty Book:All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure Source: All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure