“The foundation is being laid for the emergence of both wind and solar cells as cornerstones of the new energy economy. World wind generating capacity grew from 7,600 megawatts in 1997 to 9,600 in 1998, an expansion of 26 percent. At a national level, Germany led the way, adding 790 megawatts of capacity, followed by Spain with 380 megawatts, and the United States with 226 megawatts. In the past, U.S. wind generating capacity was concentrated in California, but in 1998, wind farms began generating electricity in Minnesota, Oregon, and Wyoming, broadening the new industry's geographical base.” WorldWayStatesPastEnergyLevelsUnitedUnited StatesEconomyWindGrewIndustryPercentCapacityFoundationCellsAlternativesCaliforniaGermanyFarmsExpansionElectricitySpainEmergenceCornerstonesMinnesotaOregonWyomingNew EnergyWind FarmsSolar Cells Author:Lester R. Brown
“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
“Wind has the potential to produce many, many more jobs per kilowatt hour than coal. But the coal industry has tremendous political clout on Capitol Hill because of its alliance with the railroads... and with coal-burning utilities...” JobsPoliticalHoursProduceWindIndustryBurningHillsCoalUtilityAlliancesRailroadsCapitolCloutCapitol Hill Author:Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
“The single biggest barrier to effective leadership is, in my view, the leadership industry itself. Instead of telling people the skills and behaviors they need to be effective in getting things done, we tell them almost the opposite - blandishments about how we wish people would be, and how we wish workplaces were. That information is worse than useless as, to the extent people believe it, they often wind up losing their jobs.” PeopleNeedsBelieveDoneWould BeJobsWishViewsInformationWindIndustrySkillsBehaviorLosingOppositesUselessBarriersWorkplaceThings DoneEffective LeadershipGetting Things Done Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“There are 80,000 jobs in the wind energy industry right now. And you can quadruple that number, if you have the right policy in place to promote clean energy.” IfsJobsEnergyNumbersPolicyWindIndustryRight NowCleanClean EnergyWind EnergyEnergy Industry Author:Van Jones
“My guess is that liberating the fossil fuel industry to frack anywhere they want will drive down the rate at which we're converting to sun and wind. And it's entirely a rate problem at this point.” WantProblemSunWindIndustryRateFuelFossilsLiberatingFossil FuelConverting Author:Bill McKibben