Barack Obama Quotes

When it comes to climate and energy, Gates is a radical consumerist. In his view, energy consumption is good - it just needs to be clean energy.

Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with energy, environment, and sustainability issues, particularly as they involve new energy sources free of greenhouse gases.

We must shift the energy policy debate in America with an increased focus on alternative and renewable fuels and Congress must pass meaningful alternative fuels and incentive programs to help move the U.S. away from dependence on foreign oil.

We all know that we have to get off of fossil fuels. And we know that the world is going in that direction. And we have to do it fast.

We can no longer continue with a status quo energy policy. We must create sustainable clean energy jobs and leave the planet to our children and grandchildren in better shape than we found it.

The Nation needs to take a new approach to our energy problems.

Ending our reliance on fossil fuels was never going to be easy.

As Governor of Colorado, I will continue to transition our state away from fossil fuels to more clean, renewable sources of energy.

From Portland's ban on large, fossil fuel terminals to Oregon's Clean Fuels Standard and the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Act, our local actions send ripples through the energy landscape nationwide.

Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe

For decades, NRDC has created and supported policies that will ultimately end our reliance on fossil fuels.

I have been working for years to promote a responsible energy policy that works to increase energy efficiency and invest in alternative and renewable energy sources.

We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not.

There is an urgent need to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, dramatically reduce wasted energy, and significantly shift our power supplies from oil, coal, and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources.

We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.

We cannot continue to close our eyes to the fact that we have to truly embrace green jobs, new technologies and alternative sources of energy.

The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

We must move away from our dependency on fossil fuels, and I am glad that GM has invested over $1 billion in hydrogen fuel cells cars to meet this goal.

We can eliminate gasoline in this country in 25 years.

We can't double down on the failed energy policies of the past.

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.

I am a fan of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, and I certainly support wind as a large part of that goal.

We need to replace coal with gas. We need to leave oil in the ground.

California continues to pass the most ambitious laws in the world to expand clean energy and combat climate change.

The move to a zero-carbon future is unstoppable.