Quotes by Fossil Fuels Fossil fuels are raw materials that have to be extracted and processed. Wind and solar energy are different. The only costs associated with them are technological. Tom Steyer fossil-fuelsdifferentenergywind Fossil fuels powered the U.S. into the industrial age and replaced windmills and wood burning, which were inefficient, as the primary sources of electricity. Stephen Moore woodfossil-fuelselectricityage By burning fossil fuels, we are already dumping 30 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year, which has a profound effect on the climate. So, like it or not, we're already messing with a system we don't understand. Jeff Goodell fossil-fuelsyearunderstandlike Ending our reliance on fossil fuels was never going to be easy. Jose Angel Gurria fossil-fuelsendingnevereasy We are totally schizophrenic. We are trying to reduce emissions, and we subsidize the consumption of fossil fuels. Jose Angel Gurria fuelsfossil-fuelsemissionstrying Coal is responsible for as much atmospheric carbon dioxide as other fossil fuels combined and it still has far greater reserves. We must stop using it. James Hansen fossil-fuelsfarstopresponsible We clearly have to reduce harmful energy emissions. Everyone acknowledges we simply can't switch off fossil fuels overnight. Mark Walport fossil-fuelseveryoneoffenergy Because fossil fuels are not only a finite resource but hazardous to the environment, it is imperative that we diversify the resources used in generating electricity. Pete Gallego fossil-fuelselectricityenvironment The thinning of the ozone layer is blamed on logging of tropical forests. The fact that the burning of fossil fuels and release of CFCs (chloro-fluoro-carbons) into the atmosphere occur largely in the rich countries are significantly ignored. Mahathir Mohamad fossil-fuelsfacttropicalrich As Governor of Colorado, I will continue to transition our state away from fossil fuels to more clean, renewable sources of energy. Cary Kennedy fossil-fuelsmorewillenergy Behind every morsel of bread, fruits, or meat is a large amount of transformed fossil fuels. Vaclav Smil fossil-fuelsbehindmeatbread Burning fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide. And carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere. There is no debate about that. The link is as certain as the link between smoking and cancer. Christine Todd Whitman fossil-fuelsdebateheatsmoking
