R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes

In a race for limited resources, it is the energy efficient that will win the race

Our country has had a hard time learning that lesson with energy.

I believe the state needs to control hydrocarbons.

Fuel conservation is a necessity, and I have to be the first person to set the example.

I think and hope there are far more people aware of the need to look after our future.

Energy consumption matters both to our environment and our economy.

There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable.

We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.

Energy-saving technologies keep improving faster than they're applied, so efficiency is an ever larger and cheaper resource.

You know, Californians care about protecting their environment. So do I. But they also care about that in the context of a healthy economy.

Our society, our culture - the greatness of America - goes hand-in-hand with energy, and our leaders need to wake up. We need energy, OK?

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.

We need to have a culture that says 'the less energy you can use to be comfortable, the better off you are and the better you should feel about yourself'.

You can drive an SUV, but there's a balance. If you do that, maybe use energy-efficient light bulbs at home or just be conscious of switching off lights. If you can afford to drive an SUV, maybe you can afford to make a donation to a wind farm or plant some trees. It's all about balance.

One of the things you see in New York is that offices keep their lights on at night. They're proud of their building. Great. But they must find another way to be proud without draining energy.

If we were to reengineer the DVR, we would cut America's energy bill by 5%.

It's not an if - we're going to have to change. Oil is simply going to be gone.

In the United States you use more oil than water. Water takes a few days to recycle. Oil takes 4 million years.

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

Humanity stands ... before a great problem of finding new raw materials and new sources of energy that shall never become exhausted. In the meantime we must not waste what we have, but must leave as much as possible for coming generations.

The challenge of weaning ourselves off fossil fuel even as it becomes more abundant will make the old fights about energy conservation seem like child's play.

The United States is the biggest spender of oil and of all the planet resources. Oil is a very valuable resource for life - electric heaters. We must have to transition ourselves to a post-oil era.

Energy powers our economy, both literally and figuratively.

We don't have all the time in the world with oil. We have to use oil while it makes sense to do so.

Let's learn to consume the least amount of energy possible.