Quotes by Fuel If we're going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we're going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them and release more dangerous pollution into the sky. Barack Obama fuel earth sky The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face more drought, famine and mass displacement that will fuel more conflict for decades. Barack Obama climate fuel together What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return Barack Obama fossils fuel use When there are doubters, it always fuels the fire a little bit. When people say you can't do something, if you are a competitor, that drives you. Ben Roethlisberger fuel fire people It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. Benjamin Franklin easier fuel two Climate change is real, caused by human activity and already devastating our nation and planet. The United States must lead the world in combating climate change and transforming our energy system away from fossil fuels and toward energy efficiency and sustainability. Bernie Sanders united-states fuel real The fossil fuel industry for too long has shifted enormous costs of carbon pollution onto the public. Bernie Sanders fuel cost long We know that dreams fuel innovation. Bertrand Piccard innovation fuel dream These things are happening in large measure because of us. We in this country burn 25 percent of the world's fossil fuel, create 25 percent of the world's carbon dioxide. It is us - it is the affluent lifestyles that we lead that overwhelmingly contribute to this problem. And to call it a problem is to understate what it really is. Which is a crime. Crime against the poorest and most marginalized people on this planet. We've never figured out, though God knows we've tried, a more effective way to destroy their lives. Bill McKibben fuel country people Renewable energy is far more labor-intensive than fossil fuel production. Bill McKibben fossils fuel energy We can either save the planet from catastrophic warming, or protect fossil fuel CEOs. Not both. Do the math(s) Bill McKibben fossils fuel math Alone among businesses, the fossil-fuel industry is allowed to dump its main waste, carbon dioxide, for free. Bill McKibben waste fuel business I did very much like [Barack] Obama's attack on fossil fuel subsidies for fossil fuel companies. We asked for that in demonstrations and petitions, and now we'll try to push it forward. Bill McKibben subsidies fuel trying You can have a healthy fossil-fuel balance sheet, or a relatively healthy planet Bill McKibben fuel balance healthy With each month that passes, a solar panel gets 2 or 3 percent cheaper. So while we're holding the fossil fuel industry in check, the engineers in the renewable energy world are undercutting them from the other side. Bill McKibben each-month fuel energy We'd like to get the fossil fuel industry on the back foot for a while, having to deal with us. Bill McKibben fossils fuel feet Delhi is locked in a complete choking smog at the moment - they've had to close schools in one of the world's biggest cities. They have their own reasons for needing to get off fossil fuels fast. Bill McKibben fuel cities school My guess is that liberating the fossil fuel industry to frack anywhere they want will drive down the rate at which we're converting to sun and wind. And it's entirely a rate problem at this point. Bill McKibben fuel want wind I think that so far the political and economic power of the fossil fuel industry has trumped all else. Bill McKibben fuel political thinking I think we need to go straight at the fossil fuel industry. Bill McKibben fuel needs thinking «1234567891011»