Posted in climate on Feb 20th, 2008 No Comments »
On Earth Day I made a commitment to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by the year 2000. And I asked for a blueprint on how to achieve this goal. In concert with all other nations, we simply must halt global warming. It is a threat to our health, to our ecology, [...]
Posted in action now, general on Feb 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.
Archimedes
Posted in barriers on Feb 11th, 2008 No Comments »
There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will.
Albert Einstein, 1932
Posted in energy security on Feb 10th, 2008 No Comments »
We will ensure that our people and our economy are never again held hostage by the whim of any country or cartel.
Ronald Reagan, 1982
Posted in costs, energy efficiency on Feb 9th, 2008 No Comments »
“Sleep” features that power down home office equipment and other electronic devices that are turned on but not in use can save households up to $70 annually.
Alliance to Save Energy, 2005
Posted in general, technology on Feb 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
Electric power is everywhere present in unlimited quantities and can drive the world’s machinery without the need of coal, oil, gas, or any other of the common fuels.
Nicola Tesla
Posted in barriers, energy efficiency on Feb 4th, 2008 No Comments »
The technical and implementation options — the everyday work of energy efficiency practitioners — are mostly unknown, however, to those econometricians who lie awake nights worrying about whether what works in practice can possibly work in theory.
Amery Lovins
Posted in energy efficiency on Feb 1st, 2008 No Comments »
American households typically spend more than $200 annually on air conditioning. Households in some regions of the South can easily spend twice that much.
Alliance to Save Energy, 2005
