Climate change is a matter of great peril but also one of great promise. We can pioneer the industries of the future, create millions of good-paying jobs, and build the clean energy economy of the future. Jay Inslee More Quotes by Jay Inslee More Quotes From Jay Inslee We've introduced the New Apollo Energy Act, which is, I think, safe to say the most comprehensive and aggressive bill that has been introduced in Congress because it does have the scale, scope, and ambition of the original Apollo Project, and it attacks the problem in every way you can imagine. There's no silver bullet here, but there are lots of opportunities. Jay Inslee ambition opportunity thinking Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our cars. What did we get? We got a tremendous boost in efficiency. Jay Inslee umpires car goal On Earth, we still have a beautiful atmosphere that precisely maintains a thermally driven climatic system that shelters, shields and sustains our natural treasures. Jay Inslee atmosphere treasure beautiful I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes. Jay Inslee real air years We have had a loss in manufacturing base and a loss of some of our productive capability that can be filled with the green-collar jobs of tomorrow. But it will only happen if we recognize the scale and scope of both the challenge and the opportunity. Jay Inslee loss opportunity jobs It is a happy coincidence between what my constituents believe and my interests. Jay Inslee interest coincidence believe With 1 million square miles of the Arctic melting unexpectedly this summer, these are warning signs that we have to act and act now. Our addiction to Middle Eastern oil obviously has security implications, and we think it's about time to be generating Eastern Washington wind energy instead of sending our money to the sheikhs. Jay Inslee summer wind thinking I talk about reducing our dependence on foreign oil. If we're buying electricity from a solar-thermal plant in Tijuana, I'm not sure we should say that's evil. If we are buying wind power from Alberta, I don't have a huge objection to that. Jay Inslee oil evil wind Not wasting energy. It is the least sexy, but the single most important and always the least expensive. You would be very interested in a report by the McKinsey consulting firm that concluded that 40 percent of everything that we have to do to mitigate our emissions are net economic winners. They are cost effective and the most cost effective is not wasting energy. That's actually going to be the largest part of this whole journey, I believe - using less energy with the same beneficial results. Jay Inslee sexy journey believe I'm sure that in the fullness of time we'll learn that one or more of these seemingly promising technologies were dead ends. And that's the nature of innovation, and that's why we should spread our bets; we should not put our eggs in any one basket. Some of these will be grand successes, some of them will be average, and some of them will be abject failures. Jay Inslee eggs technology average We need to do for clean energy what Kennedy did for space in the original Apollo Project: Set a bold vision that will light the fires of innovation and make a game-changing shift in how we use and produce energy. And nothing less is adequate. Jay Inslee space fire games For millions of Americans, climate change is no longer just a chart or a graph. It's the smoke on our tongues from massive wildfires. It's the floodwater invading our homes and record-breaking hurricanes and heat waves. Jay Inslee waves smoke climate-change change As governor of Washington, I've seen firsthand what's possible when you invest in clean energy - reducing carbon pollution and supporting family-wage jobs that are growing twice as fast as those in any other industry. Jay Inslee possible you pollution energy Our lands and waters share incredible bounty and beauty. Trekking across forests and mountains, exploring beaches in search of shellfish, and fishing from clear waters are all part of our regional way of life and economy. Jay Inslee mountains fishing beauty life The American dream has always been about chasing opportunity and pursuing a brighter future for ourselves and our children. Jay Inslee future dream opportunity children Our dependency on oil continually creates security risks. Most threatening of all is the specter of uncontrolled climate change. Jay Inslee risks climate-change security change From floods in Iowa and Nebraska to fires in California to hurricanes in Houston and Puerto Rico, we can no longer escape the fact that climate change is not happening in some far-off, distant future. Jay Inslee escape climate-change future change Compassion, hope, and opportunity are some of the most fundamentally American values that we should fight like hell to protect. Jay Inslee fight compassion hope opportunity The Internet, arguably the fastest world-changing invention since the Gutenberg printing press, has become the core of our social and business lives. Jay Inslee become invention internet business We can all be heroes, joining together in a grand mission to save those living on this little blue planet. Jay Inslee mission living together blue
