“These things are happening in large measure because of us. We in this country burn 25 percent of the world's fossil fuel, create 25 percent of the world's carbon dioxide. It is us - it is the affluent lifestyles that we lead that overwhelmingly contribute to this problem. And to call it a problem is to understate what it really is. Which is a crime. Crime against the poorest and most marginalized people on this planet. We've never figured out, though God knows we've tried, a more effective way to destroy their lives.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayCountryProblemCrimePlanetsHappeningsPercentLifestyleFuelGlobal WarmingCarbonFossilsGod KnowsPoorestFossil FuelCarbon DioxideMarginalizedAffluent Author:Bill McKibben
“I want to create the airplane that flies in the rarified atmosphere of Mars. This is what galvanizes a generation to want to become scientists and engineers in the first place, not we need a scientist to develop a plane that's 20 percent more fuel-efficient than the one your parents flew.” WantNeedsFirstsParentGenerationsPercentScientistPlanesAtmosphereFuelEfficientAirplaneEngineersMarsFlewScientists And Engineers Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Leveling off at 42,000 feet, I had thirty percent of my fuel, so I turned on rocket chamber three and immediately reached .96 Mach. I noticed that the faster I got, the smoother the ride. Suddenly the Mach needle began to fluctuate. It went up to .965 Mach - then tipped right off the scale ... We were flying supersonic. And it was a smooth as a baby's bottom; Grandma could be sitting up there sipping lemonade.” ThreeFeetBabyPercentSittingBottomFlyingScalesFlightFasterThirtyFuelAviationSmoothChamberRocketsNeedlesGrandmaLemonadeSippingSitting Up Book:Yeager: An Autobiography Source: Yeager: An Autobiography
“We all know we have a problem, a broad problem. Ninety-eight percent of the fuel that is used by our vehicles, our autos and trucks for personal and commercial purposes, for highway and air travel operates on oil. The world has the same problem.” KnowsWorldProblemUsedPurposeAirTravelPercentEightOilFuelBroadsVehicleFunny TravelHighwaysTruckNinetyAir TravelNinety Eight Author:John Olver
“I'm sure the gasoline companies would love to keep their 100 percent monopoly on transportation fuel.” CompanyPercentFuelMonopolyTransportationGasoline Author:Chris Paine
“With each month that passes, a solar panel gets 2 or 3 percent cheaper. So while we're holding the fossil fuel industry in check, the engineers in the renewable energy world are undercutting them from the other side.” WorldEnergySidesMonthsIndustryPercentChecksFuelEngineersFossilsCheaperFossil FuelRenewable EnergySolar PanelsEach Month Author:Bill McKibben
“We need a firm cap on carbon emissions from fossil fuels. No coal, oil, or gas could enter the economy until the buyer had a permit. All permits would be auctioned by the federal government, and the number of permits auctioned would be decreased by three percent per year. Permits could be traded, but they could not be created out of whole cloth by companies that plant forests or dump iron filings at sea.” NeedsYearsWholeGovernmentWould BeThreeNumbersCompanyEconomySeaPercentPlantOilForestsFirmFuelGasIronPermitCarbonFederal GovernmentCoalFossilsCapsFossil FuelEmissionsDumpBuyersFilingCarbon Emissions Author:Denis Hayes
“Even on the most tiresome of days, I need to give my daughter and husband one hundred percent of my energy. They deserve that love, and in the end, it only fuels my energy.” NeedsGivingEndsEnergyHusbandPercentDaughterHundredDeserveFuelMy DaughterTiresome Author:Allison Holker
“I would say 99 percent of the time, you're probably attracted to the other person because it is repairing something that's a little broken in yourself. When you're getting into the relationship, whether that becomes an impediment or the rocket fuel, that's the choice of the person who's in it.” LittlesPersonsChoicesBrokenPercentFuelRocketsImpedimentsRepairing Author:Gillian Jacobs
“Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It's better than gasoline or diesel. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it's domestic. Natural gas is 97 percent domestic fuel, North America.” AmericaNaturalPercentFuelGasTransportationCheaperCleanersNorth AmericaGasolineDieselNatural Gas Author:T. Boone Pickens