Quotes about Renewable Energy

I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy. Votes: 3

Think on a 50-year scale, which is a much more natural time-scale for global warming. The US is right now spending about 200 million dollars annually on research into renewable energy. Votes: 3

With leading research universities, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and private companies like Blue Sun working on developing alternative fuels, Colorado is poised to become an international leader in clean energy. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

I want to make it clear as Premier and as local member that I strongly support the Renewable Energy Target. Our message to the Federal Government and to Canberra is stick to the Renewable Energy Target. Votes: 3

Renewable energy also creates more jobs than other sources of energy - most of these will be created in the struggling manufacturing sector, which will pioneer the new energy future by investment that allows manufacturers to retool and adopt new technologies and methods. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence. Votes: 2

The cheapest energy is the energy you don't use in the first place. Votes: 2

Biofuels are the future of energy in this nation and around the world Votes: 2

The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper... Votes: 2

The foundation is being laid for the emergence of both wind and solar cells as cornerstones of the new energy economy. Votes: 2

...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future. Votes: 2

We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us. Votes: 2

First, there is the power of the Wind, constantly exerted over the globe... Here is an almost incalculable power at our disposal, yet how trifling the use we make of it. Votes: 2

Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing the next 20,000 generations to this lethal waste? Votes: 2

Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of ... permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power. Votes: 2

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country. Votes: 2

If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family. Votes: 2

I believe that the average guy in the street will give up a great deal, if he really understands the cost of not giving it up. In fact, we may find that, while we're drastically cutting our energy consumption, we're actually raising our standard of living. Votes: 2

I know that nuclear is better than fossil fuels when it comes to carbon dioxide, but nuclear energy is by no means clean. We don't know what to do with the waste we already have and it seems like a bad idea to me to make more when we have so many cleaner options such as wind and solar. Votes: 2

We want to see...the efficient production and use of energy, so that the products we produce and the way we produce them pose no threat to the world's natural environment...economic development...so that more and more of the world's population can enjoy...the things which the energy industry supplies...(and) a society in which ideas and knowledge move freely. Votes: 2

The problems are our lives. In the "developed" countries, at least, the large problems occur because all of us are living either partly wrong or almost entirely wrong. It was not just the greed of corporate shareholders and the hubris of corporate executives that put the fate of Prince William Sound into one ship; it was also our demand that energy be cheap and plentiful. Votes: 2

The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy. Votes: 1

I spent more than 20 years of my professional career researching and developing renewable energy sources. Votes: 1

When it comes to renewable energy, there's no reason America should settle for second best. Votes: 1

In reality, studies show that investments to spur renewable energy and boost energy efficiency generate far more jobs than oil and coal. Votes: 1

We rushed into renewable energy without any thought. The schemes are largely hopelessly inefficient and unpleasant. I personally can't stand windmills at any price. Votes: 1

Preventing global warming from becoming a planetary catastrophe may take something even more drastic than renewable energy, superefficient urban design, and global carbon taxes. Votes: 1

Renewable energy has economic advantages that extend beyond steady, predictable electric rates - and Maine is in a good position to capitalize on those opportunities. Votes: 1

The relationship between renewable energy sources and the communities we expect to host them must be appropriate and sustainable and, above all, acceptable to local people. Votes: 1

We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not. Votes: 1

Turkey's energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices of petroleum and natural gas. Votes: 1

There is an incredible renewable energy resource off both coasts of this country - wind and tidal energy that can power our economy, create good paying jobs and reduce greenhouse gas pollution. Votes: 1

I think that the world is in the middle of a huge transition that we have to make to renewable energy. We have to transition away from fossil fuels very, very quickly. Votes: 1

Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures. Votes: 1

But reducing harmful emissions, abating our dependence on foreign oil and developing alternative renewable energy sources have benefits that go beyond environmental health, they improve personal health, enhance national security and encourage our nation's economic viability. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

Every dollar spent on nuclear is one less dollar spent on clean renewable energy and one more dollar spent on making the world a comparatively dirtier and a more dangerous place, because nuclear power and nuclear weapons go hand in hand. Votes: 1

There is no question we need an energy policy overhaul in America. A key part of that overhaul must include moving forward aggressively with expanding nuclear energy as a renewable energy source. Storing nuclear waste is an important piece of that effort. Votes: 1

In reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked state moves to promote renewable energy and championed laws that would enshrine taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels while stripping them from wind and solar. Votes: 1

Every day I get to 'Think' and work on everything from digitizing electric grids so they can accommodate renewable energy and enable mass adoption of electric cars, helping major cities reduce congestion and pollution, to developing new micro-finance programs that help tiny businesses get started in markets such as Brazil, India, Africa. Votes: 1

Already renewable energy advocates are noting that the 42 miles of above-ground right-of-way between Yosemite and the city could be fitted with enough solar panels to generate at least 40 megawatts per year - a proposal the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has never seriously considered because they currently aren't required to do so. Votes: 1

During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come. Votes: 1

I support renewable energy. Votes: 0

Support renewable energy. Recycle. Reuse. Restore. Replenish. Votes: 0

A work of art is a renewable source of energy. Votes: 0

Renewable energy is far more labor-intensive than fossil fuel production. Votes: 0

100% renewable energy is 100% possible and can happen sooner than we think. Votes: 0

The Pacific Northwest depends on inexpensive renewable energy from our dams. Votes: 0

We ought to be using nuclear power. It's a renewable source of energy. Votes: 0

Whoever controls your energy controls your destiny. 100 percent renewable energy is 100 percent American. Votes: 0

India has now graduated from megawatts to gigawatts in terms of renewable energy production. Votes: 0

Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal. Votes: 0

The nation that leads in renewable energy will be the nation that leads the world. Votes: 0

There are jobs, money and survival in renewable energy. Our only safe future is sun power Votes: 0

We should be moving vigorously towards renewable energy. The technology of which is right here right now. Votes: 0

There is a form of clean energy, renewable and absolutely free that too often underestimate: human warmth. Votes: 0

The biggest industry hoax is that the United States can't move to renewable energy now. It's a lie. Votes: 0

Moving to 100 percent renewable energy means we no longer need and can no longer justify wars for oil. Votes: 0

I am going to bring back infrastructure jobs, advanced manufacturing jobs, clean renewable energy jobs, innovation, technology, small business. Votes: 0

We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop nuclear energy, hydro power and renewable energy sources. Votes: 0

I think we need an American jobs agenda for the climate challenge which means American renewable grid, more renewable energy. Votes: 0

I think a revolution transitioning from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy - somebody's going to be the 21st-century clean-energy superpower. Votes: 0

For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true. Votes: 0

One of the ugly secrets of the renewable-energy industry is that its products make no economic sense unless they are highly subsidized. Votes: 0

Our dependence on fossil fuels amounts to global pyromania, and the only fire extinguisher we have at our disposal is renewable energy. Votes: 0

Nuclear power and fossil fuels are the choices of the past. Renewable energy is the choice of the future that is here today. Votes: 0

Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years. Votes: 0

By encouraging renewable energy sources such as wind energy, we boost South Dakota's economy and we help reduce America's dependence on foreign oil. Votes: 0

Quite frankly, there is no answer to climate change without substantially, dramatically, increasing the amount of renewable energy in the global energy system. Votes: 0

It's time to transition beyond our fossil fuel addiction to a just economy based on green jobs, renewable energy, and local organic food. Votes: 0

Mexico holds the fifth-largest shale gas reserve in the world, in addition to large deep-water oil reserves and a tremendous potential in renewable energy. Votes: 0

One of the best things that came out of the Carter administration was the energy policy. The best things in it were renewable energy. Votes: 0

Ultimate success for a carbon tax would mean so complete a shift to renewable energy that the tax would stop raising much revenue at all. Votes: 0

By the year 2000, such renewable energy sources could provide 40 percent of the global energy budget; by 2025, humanity could obtain 75 percent of its energy from solar resources. Votes: 0

I have been working for years to promote a responsible energy policy that works to increase energy efficiency and invest in alternative and renewable energy sources. Votes: 0

Even though I love solar and love wind, like most people do, I like the renewable sources, they alone are not going to get America energy independent. Votes: 0

Renewable energy is proven technology, the price is dropping, the rest of the world is going that way, that's where our investment should be going as well. Votes: 0

Try to cut down drastically on plastic. Recycle. Use less energy and more renewable energy. We can all live better by doing better for ourselves and the sea! Votes: 0

The choice before us is simple. Will we continue to subsidize the dirty fossil fuels of the past, or will we transition to 21st century clean, renewable energy. Votes: 0

Rely on renewable energy flows that are always there whether we use them or not, such as, sun, wind and vegetation: on energy income, not depletable energy capital. Votes: 0

Under [Tim] Cook's leadership, Apple is now using 100 percent renewable energy in the U.S. and China, and it's worked to improve conditions at its manufacturing plants in China. Votes: 0

We've offered direct financial support for a range of renewable energy sources, whether it be large-scale solar, whether it be geothermal, whether it be wave power or wind power. Votes: 0

Turkeys energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices of petroleum and natural gas. Votes: 0

We can encourage more of our universities and municipalities, foundations, corporations, individuals and cultural institutions... to move their money out of the problem (fossil fuels) and into the solutions (renewable energy) Votes: 0

As president, I'll set bold goals to combat climate change: generate enough renewable energy to power every home in America within 10 years and slash carbon pollution at home and around the world. Votes: 0

We need a national renewable energy goal. Such a goal, sometimes called a renewable energy standard (RES), would spell out what percentage of our power America plans to get from renewable sources. Votes: 0

It means joining with allies to deploy renewable energy technologies -- both at home and around the world -- to confront the very real and present danger of potentially irreversible climate change. Votes: 0

Even those who don't believe in climate change believe we should develop renewable energy. Americans get it: it's time. This is not controversial. It's actually right in the wheelhouse of American business. Votes: 0

We are quite convinced that if he were alive today, as an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy. Votes: 0

We are quite convinced that if he were alive today, as an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy. Votes: 0

I support moving toward more clean, renewable energy as quickly as we can, because I think America can be the 21st century clean energy superpower and create millions of new jobs and businesses. Votes: 0