Jeff Goodell Quotes About Energy
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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.
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In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.
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When it comes to energy, cost isn't everything - but it's a lot. Everybody wants cheap power.
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It's not all Obama's fault: His plans to rebuild America's energy infrastructure have been hampered by the recession, and his efforts on global warming have been stymied by Tea Party wackos and weak-kneed Democrats in Congress.
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In reality, studies show that investments to spur renewable energy and boost energy efficiency generate far more jobs than oil and coal.
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Extracting oil from the tar sands is a nasty, polluting, energy-intensive business.
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When it comes to climate and energy, Gates is a radical consumerist. In his view, energy consumption is good - it just needs to be clean energy.
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If we drill the hell out of everything, including protected public lands and fragile regions like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, America can emerge as an 'energy superpower.'
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One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.
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