“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
“Do we really need these big, gigantic, heavy rockets? What if we launch a rocket that's empty, and its sole purpose is to act as a source of fuel on the Moon? Who should build that? Well, I think the U.S. should build that.” IfsThinkingNeedsShouldWellsBigsPurposeSourceMoonEmptyHeavyFuelWhat IfSoleRockets Author:Buzz Aldrin
“If we dont continue to pursue alternative, emissions-free energy sources like nuclear fuel, we are at risk of increasing our dependence on costly natural gas.” IfsEnergyNaturalRiskSourceNuclearPursueAlternativesFuelGasDependenceEmissionsNatural GasEnergy Sources Author:Judy Biggert
“The particular source of frustration of women observing their own self-study and measuring their worth as women by the distance they kept from men necessitated that a distance be kept, and so what vindicated them also poured fuel on the furnace of their rage. One delight presumed another dissatisfaction, but their hatefulness confessed to their own lack of power to please. They hated men because they needed husbands, and they loathed the men they chased away for going.” MenSelfStudyWifeParticularHe ManSourceNeededPleaseHusbandMen And WomenDistanceDelightRageHatedFuelFrustrationObservingDissatisfactionMeasuringFurnacesVindicated Author:Alexander Theroux
“I think using waste oils as fuel makes sense. We do waste a huge amount of vegetable oil in this country and using that as a fuel source strikes me as fine.” ThinkingStatesUnitedUnited StatesHugeSourceFineAmountWasteOilStrikesMake SenseFuelVegetables Author:Michael Pollan
“The brain's preferred source of fuel is glucose/carbohydrates. And when you go on a low-carb/high-protein diet, your brain is using low-octane fuel. You'll be a little groggy, a little grumpy.” LittlesBrainSourceGoes OnLowsDietsFuelProteinGrumpyCarbsCarbohydratesGlucose Author:Jack LaLanne
“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
“The sooner we switch away from carbon-based fuel and start relying on renewable energy sources available in the United States, the sooner we will grow our economy by creating the millions of new jobs that will come from retrofitting homes and businesses, building smart grids, renewable energy systems and planting trees and all the rest. We need to create a lot of jobs that can't be outsourced.” NeedsStatesHomeJobsEnergyGrowsUnitedMillionsUnited StatesEconomyTreeBuildingSourceCreatingSmartAvailableFuelCarbonRenewable EnergyNew JobGridsEnergy SourcesRenewable Energy SourcesOutsourced Author:Al Gore
“I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable.” BelieveLightTogetherUsedI BelieveWaterSourceOne DayCapableHeatFuelIntensityCoalEmployedOxygenHydrogenHydrogen Fuel Book:Abandoned Source: Abandoned
“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
“A new era has dawned in Ontario; one where the air will be cleaner and the multiple costs of coal-fired generation have become a distant memory. Atikokan's successful conversion to biomass will put Ontario on the world map as a leader in using this sustainable fuel source for electricity production.” WorldMemoriesLeaderSuccessfulGenerationsAirSourceCostProductionsConversionErasFuelMapsMultipleElectricityCoalCleanersNew EraOntarioBiomass Author:Bob Chiarelli
“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
“It is worth noting that virtually every alternative energy source we have - solar, wind, nuclear, and battery and fuel cell technologies for storage - resulted from public innovation and R&D, not private. The problem is that we haven't done enough of it, and we have done it inconsistently.” DoneEnoughProblemEnergyTechnologyHavensWindSourceInnovationNuclearCellsAlternativesFuelBatteriesStorageEnergy SourcesAlternative EnergyFuel Cells Author:Ted Nordhaus
“I do believe that if you reach a just and fair settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians it will have a massive influence on countering extremism. Which is not to say that the Israel-Palestinian situation is the source of the problem, but it is very potent fuel.” IfsBelieveProblemSituationInfluenceSourceFairsIsraelFuelMassivePalestinianExtremismSettlement Author:Tony Blair
“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
“As we explore ways to bring price relief and bolster our country's energy independence, one significant energy source has emerged as a potential solution, hydrogen fuel cells.” WayCountryEnergySourceSolutionsIndependenceSignificantOur CountryCellsFuelReliefHydrogenEnergy SourcesIdahoEnergy IndependenceFuel CellsHydrogen Fuel Author:Dan Lipinski
“Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel.” EnergyEffortFocusPlanetsSourceScientistCleanStupidityFuelUnlimitedSolar PowerFlailing Author:Scott Adams
“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
“It is more important to eat some carbohydrates at breakfast, because the brain needs fuel right away, and carbohydrate is the best source.” NeedsImportantBrainSourceFuelBreakfastCarbohydrates Author:Andrew Weil