James Dyson Quotes

It's pretty obvious that Western lifestyles which rely on gigantic amounts of electricity use up far more resources than a subsistence-based life. A little more poverty would be a good thing.

I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy.

It does not matter whether we burn fossil fuels with malice or with love. As far as the atmosphere is concerned, it is not concerned. It is a collection of gases.

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.

All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of growth in electrical energy consumption it will simply take, by the year 2000, all our freshwater streams to cool the generators and reactors.

The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.

People don't want to give up their SUVs. They don't want to turn the thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer.

We're not environmentally doing very good things to this planet, and we might not be around too long.

Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.

The industrial stomach cannot live without coal; industry is a carbonivorous animal and must have its proper food.

Too often, the air conditioners we use to cool down also contribute to climate change - the very force that's fueling extreme heat.

It's as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them.

The hotter summers get, the more we become dependent on air-conditioning, and the more of it we use, which ensures that summers will be even hotter.”

Artificial lighting, air-conditioning, and automobiles, all powered by fossil fuels, swaddle us in our giddy modernity. In our ergonomic chairs and acoustical-panel cubicles, we sit cozy as kings atop 300 years of flaming carbon.

My idea with '4 Degrees' was to articulate, for a minute, not my ideal vision of how I wanted to perceive my relationship to nature but the reality. If I could give a voice to my behavior, what would that voice be? Taking planes, enjoying first-world fossil fuel, an addict of first-world comfort.

The relationship between carbon consumption and human well-being is causal, not coincidental.

Climate change and energy use are global problems - News Corp is a global company. Our operations affect the environment all over the world.

Doom yourself to horrific climate change by burning all that carbon and releasing all that CO2. Or power down society, reducing total energy usage around the planet. One leads to ecological collapse. The other is a reversion, in many ways, to poverty.

'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.

It's not just about turning up or down the heat, it's about the other experiences that come with turning up or down the heat - what are we doing about energy, what are we doing about your health and safety.

I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, 'Well, how much energy do you use at home?' And I was embarrassed. I didn't actually know.

In this age of globalization, instant real time media and television, everyone all over the world realizes that high energy usage equates with a high standard of living and wealth.

Cabbies in particular seem to like discussing the fate the Earth.

China and the U.S. are the two largest importers of oil. They are the two largest emitters of carbon.

I think there are changes in the environment. There are a lot of items to contribute to it.