ALTERNATIVE ENERGY QUOTES III
quotations about alternative & renewable energy
We have one of the best solar potentials here in the United States in the world. In fact, we could power the entire U.S. energy grid from an area 75 miles by 75 miles in the desert Southwest. We're number one in the world in wind. North Dakota is the windiest place at sea level on Earth. We can power the entire North American Canadian West country grid just from the harnessed wind in North Dakota, Montana and Texas.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Alternative Energy Is Key For A True Free Market Economy", neon tommy, April 24, 2015
There are no major economic or technical barriers to a future supported by renewable energy. Any new infrastructure built to support fossil fuels expansion, such as coal mines, power plants, oil rigs and export terminals will be a waste of money and further lock us into a path to irreversible climate change.
ARIF FIYANTO
"Break Free: Stop Dirty Fossil Fuels, Expedite Transition to 100% Renewable Energy", EcoWatch, March 9, 2016
Alternative or clean energy is defined as energy coming from sources such as wind, biomass, hydroelectric and alternative fuels. For a long time the industry has been considered futuristic, unestablished, maybe even a little strange. But with efficient and affordable advances in technology, juicy state and federal tax incentives, and the ability to keep both jobs and cash local, alternative energy is no longer a fringe provider but a serious plan for the future.
PAT BARCAS
"Alternative energy may be the key to a self-sustaining economy for N.C.", Mountain Xpress, March 17, 2015
Unless the sun dies, winds stop, plants die and rivers stop running, there will always be green energy to be had. Some of these energy sources are completely free and we have them no matter what. Why not take advantage of them?
EDGAR CERVANTES
"8 ways green energy is going to change the world", Android Authority, March 8, 2016
Alternative energy is no longer alternative. It's the most commercial now.
JOSE IGNACIO ESCOBAR
"Latin America is set to become a leader in alternative energy", The Economist, December 7, 2016
The transition from coal, oil, and gas to wind, solar, and geothermal energy is well under way. In the old economy, energy was produced by burning something -- oil, coal, or natural gas -- leading to the carbon emissions that have come to define our economy. The new energy economy harnesses the energy in wind, the energy coming from the sun, and heat from within the earth itself.
LESTER R. BROWN
Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
For many working-class voters in places like Ohio, oil and gas and coal are the only 'real' forms of energy. Many people see wind and solar as just toys. So naturally, pandering politicians play to this idea, rather than challenging voters to see that renewable energy is not only growing fast but represents a far smarter and safer bet for the future than continuing with the old ways.
STEVE KRETZMANN
attributed, "Mitt Romney's Disastrous Energy Plan", Rolling Stone, Sep. 14, 2012
The challenge for investors in solar has always been making money on this massive potential. The average person can probably name a solar company that has gone bankrupt before they can name one that's been a winner for investors. But that's changing. The solar industry is just ending what's known as the nascent or growth phase of a business cycle and entering a more mature growth phase of consolidation. This doesn't necessarily mean that companies will consolidate, but rather that the power in the industry will consolidate around a handful of power players. While the nascent phase was messy, with lots of bankruptcies and technology failures -- just as we saw with computers in the 1980s or the Internet in the 2000s -- the consolidation phase will bring slower growth along with more stability to those who beat out competitors.
ADAM GALAS, JASON HALL & TRAVIS HOIUM
"Which Alternative Energy Is Your Best Investment Opportunity?", The Motley Fool, November 16, 2015
To be sure, reaching the goal of 100 percent renewable and truly clean electricity within 10 years will require us to overcome many obstacles. At present, for example, we do not have a unified national grid that is sufficiently advanced to link the areas where the sun shines and the wind blows to the cities in the East and the West that need the electricity. Our national electric grid is critical infrastructure, as vital to the health and security of our economy as our highways and telecommunication networks. Today, our grids are antiquated, fragile, and vulnerable to cascading failure. Power outages and defects in the current grid system cost US businesses more than $120 billion dollars a year. It has to be upgraded anyway.
AL GORE
speech at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., Jul. 17, 2008