“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
“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
“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
“Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is mostly produced by decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium.” KnowsWellsEnergyActivityConnectionsDecayStraightforwardNucleusUraniumGeothermalPotassiumGeothermal Energy Author:Garik Israelian
“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
“This is a landmark opportunity for all that live and work in the Yukon. The Territory is now one step closer to realizing the potential that geothermal heat and power has for the economy, the environment, First Peoples, tax-payers and businesses.” FirstsOpportunityRealizingStepsEconomyEnvironmentTaxesHeatTerritoryLandmarksGeothermalYukon Author:Alison Thompson
“I drive a hybrid, and we've changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everything else.” LightChangedSourceWindowHeatPumpsHybridBulbsLight BulbSolar PanelsGeothermal Author:Al Gore
“There is an urgent need to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, dramatically reduce wasted energy, and significantly shift our power supplies from oil, coal, and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources.” NeedsEnergyNaturalWindSourceIndustryOilFuelGasCoalFossilsUrgentSuppliesFossil FuelRenewable EnergyNatural GasEnergy SourcesBurning Fossil FuelsWind PowerRenewable Energy SourcesWind EnergyGeothermalGeothermal Energy Author:Bill McKibben
“For electric power generation, we are very optimistic about solar-thermal technology, and we’re intrigued by the potential of enhanced geothermal energy to replace coal-based power generation. Traditional carbon capture and sequestration-based coal power generation is somewhat unlikely to be competitive.” EnergyTechnologyGenerationsTraditionalOptimisticCaptureElectricCarbonCoalUnlikelyIntriguedThermalElectric PowerGeothermalGeothermal Energy Author:Vinod Khosla
“Even though it's important for all of us to change our light bulbs and the vehicles we drive, it's much more important to change our laws and policies. I drive a hybrid and we've changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everything else. But putting the burden on individuals to solve this global crisis is ultimately not going to be the most effective way to solve it.” WayImportantLightLawIndividualPolicyChangedSourceWindowCrisisBurdenSolveHeatVehiclePumpsHybridBulbsLight BulbSolar PanelsGeothermal Author:Al Gore
“At a time when our planet is warming due to climate change, the last thing our environment needs is more drilling. What we need is for Congress and the White House to move toward clean energy such as solar, wind and geothermal.” NeedsLastsMovingHouseEnergyWhiteEnvironmentPlanetsWindCleanClimateClimate ChangeCongressDuesWhite HouseOur PlanetOur EnvironmentClean EnergyDrillingGeothermal Author:Bernie Sanders
“With our abundance of wind, solar, and geothermal energy, Nevada has been a leader in moving away from carbon emissions and embracing a clean energy economy that has created good-paying jobs in our state that can't be shipped overseas.” Has BeensStatesJobsMovingEnergyLeaderEconomyWindCleanAbundanceCarbonEmissionsClean EnergyMoving AwayNevadaCarbon EmissionsGeothermalGeothermal Energy Author:Catherine Cortez Masto
“The fact that this chain of life existed [at volcanic vents on the seafloor] in the black cold of the deep sea and was utterly independent of sunlight - previously thought to be the font of all Earth's life - has startling ramifications. If life could flourish there, nurtured by a complex chemical process based on geothermal heat, then life could exist under similar conditions on planets far removed from the nurturing light of our parent star, the Sun.” IfsLifeFactsLightEarthScienceStarsProcessParentBlackSunSeaConditionsPlanetsColdOceanIndependentComplexesChainsHeatChemicalsSunlightNurturingRamificationsDeep SeaFontsGeothermal Author:Robert Ballard
“Our nation is well equipped to make the transition. We have an abundance of natural resources like wind, natural gas, solar and geothermal.” WellsPoliticsNationsNaturalWindResourcesClimate ChangeAbundanceGasTransitionNatural ResourcesNatural GasGeothermal Author:Julia Gillard
“Whether fuel cell system development in central Oregon, wind power generation along the Columbia Gorge, or geothermal energy in southern Oregon, investing in new energy sources makes America more energy independent while creating good paying, environmentally friendly jobs.” JobsAmericaEnergyPowerGenerationsWindSourceDevelopmentCreatingIndependentInvestingCellsFuelFriendlySouthernColumbiaOregonEnergy SourcesNew EnergyGorgesWind PowerEnvironmentally FriendlyFuel CellsGeothermalGeothermal Energy Author:Greg Walden
“We need to focus on green jobs: solar, wind, geothermal, biomass.There's so many opportunities. But other countries like China are getting ahead of the curve.” NeedsCountryJobsOpportunityFocusWindGreenChinaOther CountriesCurvesFinanciersBiomassGeothermal Author:Alexi Giannoulias