“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
“If aliens did visit us, I'd be embarrassed to tell them we still dig fossil fuels from the ground as a source of energy.” IfsInspirationalStillsMotivationalEnergySourceAliensFuelEmbarrassedFossilsFossil FuelEco Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“In nature the only source of energy is from the sun. So in ecological systems everything comes from the sun through the process of photosynthesis whereas now in human built environment our source of energy is from fossil fuels, renewable, wood energy or hydro-energy but it is not from the sun. So until we are able to operate and run a human built environment by imitating photosynthesis it will be a long while before we can have a true eco-system.” HumansLongRunningAbleEnergyProcessSunEnvironmentSourceBuiltWoodsFuelFossilsFossil FuelEcologicalImitatingEcoPhotosynthesisBuilt Environment Author:Ken Yeang
“There's something about the awareness of the limits that makes you tune in more to your surroundings and I've experienced a lot of pleasure or even joy in working with those alternatives and also it's made me so much more aware of just how much work we can make those sources of supply do for us, whether it's electricity or fossil fuels.” MadeJoyPleasureAwarenessSourceLimitsAlternativesFuelTunesElectricityFossilsSurroundingsFossil Fuel Author:John Lindsay
“I think the global warming debate is now pretty much over and people recognize the need associated with providing sources which do not generate the heat that is currently provided by fossil fuels. I concur that climate change is beginning to [have an] effect on our natural resources and that now is the time to take action.” PeopleThinkingNeedsActionNaturalEffectsSourceResourcesClimateClimate ChangeDebateHeatFuelGlobal WarmingProvidingFossilsFossil FuelNatural ResourcesConcur Author:Mitt Romney
“The sooner we get started with alternative energy sources and recognize that fossil fuels makes us less secure as a nation, and more dangerous as a planet, the better off we'll be.” EnergyNationsDangerousPlanetsSourceSecureAlternativesFuelBetter OffFossilsFossil FuelEnergy SourcesBurning Fossil FuelsAlternative Energy Author:Lindsey Graham
“We've got to alter our fossil fuel dependence and go to other energy sources.” EnergySourceFuelDependenceFossilsFossil FuelEnergy Sources Author:Sylvia Earle
“Remember that the problem is bigger than the car you drive or the types of lightbulbs in city hall. We need a fundamental shift away from dirty fossil fuels that spew carbon pollution. To make that happen, we need to put pressure on our leaders to take the bold actions necessary to move us off dirty sources of energy.” NeedsProblemHappensActionRememberMovingEnergyCitiesLeaderCarSourceTypeBiggerPressureFundamentalsDirtyFuelHallsPollutionCarbonFossilsFossil FuelBold ActionsCity Hall Author:Al Gore
“To restore our inflamed atmosphere to a hospitable state requires nothing less than rewiring the entire globe - and replace every oil-burning furnace, every gasoline-burning car, every coal-burning generating plant, with renewable, climate-friendly energy sources. The earth's fossil fuel resources have blessed us with a level of prosperity and abundance unimaginable a century ago. Today they are propelling us forward into a century of disintegration.” StatesTodayEarthEnergyLevelsCenturyCarSourceResourcesBlessedPlantClimateProsperityOilBurningAtmosphereAbundanceFuelGlobal WarmingFriendlyGlobesCoalFossilsFossil FuelUnimaginableGasolineFurnacesEnergy SourcesDisintegration Author:Ross Gelbspan
“To maintain our economic and national security, we must maximize all of our nation's energy resources, including renewable sources, alternative fuels, and fossil fuels, all in a way that balances economic development and protecting our environment.” WayEnergyNationsEnvironmentEconomicSecuritySourceDevelopmentBalanceResourcesIncludingAlternativesFuelNational SecurityFossilsOur EnvironmentFossil FuelEconomic Development Author:Joe Heck
“Yet now the industrialized world is moving away from fossil fuels and moving towards renewable sources of energy. And because we have not invested so much into education, we don't have the technology and sometimes we don't even have the capital to buy this technology.” WorldSometimesMovingEnergyTechnologySourceFuelFossilsFossil FuelMoving Away Author:Wangari Maathai
“If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts.” IfsWantUseProblemEnergySourceResourcesNegativeImpactEnvironmentalAddictionKicksFuelGlobal WarmingAddressesFewerFossilsFossil FuelEnvironmental ProblemsBurning Fossil Fuels Author:David Suzuki
“Just as fossil fuels from conventional sources are finite and are becoming depleted, those from difficult sources will also run out. If we put all our energy and resources into continued fossil fuel extraction, we will have lost an opportunity to have invested in renewable energy.” IfsRunningOpportunityEnergyLostDifficultSourceBecomingResourcesFuelConventionalFiniteFossilsFossil FuelRenewable EnergyBurning Fossil FuelsExtractionRenewable Resources Author:David Suzuki
“Some solutions are relatively simple and would provide economic benefits: implementing measures to conserve energy, putting a price on carbon through taxes and cap-and-trade and shifting from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources.” EnergySimpleEconomicSourceTaxesBenefitsSolutionsTradeCleanFuelCarbonFossilsShiftingCapsFossil FuelRenewable EnergyEnergy SourcesImplementingBurning Fossil FuelsRenewable Energy Sources Author:David Suzuki
“It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.” WorldMovingEnergySourceCostDollarsFuelFossilsFossil FuelEnergy SourcesBurning Fossil FuelsRework Author:Ted Turner