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Energy Quotes by Barack Obama

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Renewable energy now makes economic sense, according to the quotes. They argue that clean power creates jobs, reduces dependence on foreign oil, and helps fight climate change, which is urgent. The writers also mention new fuels like algae‑based jet fuel as a way to replace old resources.

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Lets cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years.

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I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.

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A low-carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come.

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As long as countries like China keep going all in on clean energy, so must we.

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We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face.

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It requires enormous energy for us to cut the African American uninsured rate by a third. A lot of scars.

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The easiest way to save money is to waste less energy.

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...this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal...

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I believe that the U.S. can and should be a global leader in the development of alternative energy sources...

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Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to - starts to gets tougher the longer…

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Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4…

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My conviction is that those fights need to be fought right now and can be won. And if in fact we have…

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We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending the subsidies for oil companies, and doubling down on clean energy…

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We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than…

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Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts…

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The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.

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We could come together, Democrats and Republicans, to find practical, commonsense solutions to health care, to education, to energy issues, because although…

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The incredible story of progress that is America has always been built by those who ask why, what if, and why not.…

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After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right…

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That just gives sort of the democracy an opportunity to test ideas, for those who lost to catch their breath, regain energy,…

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Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008...That’s why, over the past six…

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By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in…

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...as parents, we have to find the time and the energy to step in and help our children love reading. We can…

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We are convinced, as some of you may be convinced, that changing the way we produce and use energy is essential to…

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We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We…

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The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how…

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I've always viewed the Paris Agreement as a starting point. If you look at all the commitments that have been made by…

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The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.…

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That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of…

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A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.

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The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy.

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To break our addiction to oil is one of the greatest challenges that our generation will have to master.

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I strongly agree with Vice President Gore that we cannot drill our way to energy independence, but must fast-track investments in renewable…

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Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to gets tougher the longer you do it.

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We've got to identify new strategies to use cleaner energy, because that is a recipe for reducing the overall amount of pollution…

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Im also issuing a new goal for America: lets cut in half the energy wasted by our homes & businesses over the…

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I want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas but also the energy sources of the future.

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I hope we can all agree that, instead of continuing to subsidize yesterday's energy sources. We need to invest in tomorrow's.

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So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to…

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The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate…

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