Lynn Jurich Quotes

If I were emperor of the world, I would put the pedal to the floor on energy efficiency and conservation for the next decade.

When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days.

As fears about the energy and environmental crises reach a fever pitch, we're all searching for solutions. And one possibility is that we could fix everything if we'd just shrink our population back down to about 2 billion people - which would put us roughly where we were at 80 years ago.

We've got to take care of the resources we have on this planet, because there's no resupply possible.

We will run out of air long before we run out of oil.

Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use of arms.

The U.S. limits mercury, arsenic, and soot from power plants. Yet, astonishingly, there are no national limits on how much carbon pollution these plants can dump into our atmosphere.

People realised this is real pollution; it is not fog. Now everyone has to face the data and come out of their comfort zone.

All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.

I think we should all be more concerned about the environment and the effects of global warming. It will be pointless to talk about all the issues that divide us when it's 300 degrees outside.

I feel the 21st century is another new age. Not only can we collaborate again with nature, but we have to. It's an emergency.

We have to be careful because if one day the world is short of energy, it will be our responsibility. Everybody will ask Total, 'Why don't you have more oil?'

The U.N.'s current projection is that humanity will number 9.3 billion individuals in 2050 and then hit 10.1 billion by 2100. Meanwhile, our energy resources are dwindling, and droughts threaten our food supplies.

Labor believes in sustainability. We believe in acting on climate change, not just talking about it.

Energy is probably the most pressing demand on our planet.

I understand the nostalgia of having paper to feel and smell when you read it, but I would rather have fond memories of newspapers that have become obsolete than fond memories of beautiful forests that have become obsolete.

My goal is to leave this planet with the biggest carbon footprint I can possibly leave.

We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.'

What we need to do is really improve energy efficiency standards, develop in full scale renewable and alternative energy and use the one resource we have in abundance, our creativity.

If you ask what you are going to do about global warming, the only rational answer is to change the way in which we do transportation, energy production, agriculture and a good deal of manufacturing. The problem originates in human activity in the form of the production of goods.

Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.

For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let's reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence.

There are some things that we value as a public good that the markets can't deliver, like clean air.

It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.