As we burn fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide, much of which is absorbed by the oceans. — Tatiana Schlossberg Copy Share Image
Society's dependence on fossil fuels is jeopardising social and economic progress. — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
I've never seen a movement spread as fast as the fossil fuel divestment movement. — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
So many people are on the front lines of this fossil fuel frenzy. It is infused with a sense of urgency. — Avi Lewis Copy Share Image
Behind every morsel of bread, fruits, or meat is a large amount of transformed fossil fuels. — Vaclav Smil Copy Share Image
No matter what else happens, this is the century in which we must learn to live without fossil fuel. — David Goodstein Copy Share Image
It's as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them. — James Hansen Copy Share Image
Whenever the media asked me how much I have received in campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry, my unapologetic answer was,… — Jim Inhofe Copy Share Image
We're going to get off fossil fuels, no question. We may not do it quickly enough to avoid some pain, and I'm… — David Grinspoon Copy Share Image
If we do not get our act together and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel, there is a real question… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The earth is warming at an alarming rate, we are running out of fossil fuels, and it is long past time for… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
There is no doubt there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, caused by the burning of fossil fuels. It should have… — John Christy Copy Share Image
Getting past the influence of the fossil fuel industry will take courage, especially on the part of the Republican majority whom they… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Imagine spending four billion years stocking the oceans with seafood, filling the ground with fossil fuels, and drilling the bees in honey… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely… — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
If an aircraft is able to fly day and night without fuel, propelled only by solar energy, let no one claim that… — Bertrand Piccard Copy Share Image
I'm passionate about restoring the efficacy of American democracy, making capitalism sustainable, prioritizing advances in technology, and seizing the opportunities to use… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
As the country continues to dissect the recent natural disaster, we might want to start considering what about the disaster wasn't actually… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
Decarbonization has already begun, and the appeal of a fossil-fuel-free world is growing - not only because it would limit climate change,… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
We're clearly coming to the end of the fossil fuel era. We have the technology to shift to renewable energy, we have… — Mark Ruffalo Copy Share Image
“A one-pound box of prewashed lettuce contains 80 calories of food energy. According to Cornell ecologist David Pimentel, growing, chilling, washing, packaging,… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
We need a firm cap on carbon emissions from fossil fuels. No coal, oil, or gas could enter the economy until the… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
Canada, at the moment, is going through a Lord of the Rings moment. Having been a lowly Hobbit with furry feet and… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
We discover too late that we have turned a blind eye to the extinction of a species that is essential to the… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
“One of the great ironies of climate change activism today is that many of the movement’s most vocal proponents are also horrified… — Bjorn Lomborg Copy Share Image
Much of the point of individual action is really to communicate with other people and with political leaders and to demonstrate to… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
“So we now know the formula for extinction. Something happens to increase global temperatures five to six degrees, which triggers a melting… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
We should certainly not be perpetuating further harm to others or to the environment. Suppose that workers at ExxonMobil are trying to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“When Barack Obama took office, the fossil fuel industry was not only eager to preserve its perks but also more militant in… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Climate Change. When we talk about our responsibilities as human beings and as parents, there is nothing more important than leaving this… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Renewable energy is far more labor-intensive than fossil fuel production. — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
As a native Oklahoman, I'm dismayed by what fossil fuel pollution has done to the Sooner State. — Amber Valletta Copy Share Image
There is a reason it is called fossil fuel-it is an outdated method of getting power. — Alexandra Paul Copy Share Image
Anyone who would tackle our current addiction to fossil fuels is going to have to maneuver around denial. — William H. Calvin Copy Share Image
Just 8% of the $409bn spent on fossil-fuel subsidies in 2010 went to the poorest 20% of the population. — Fatih Birol Copy Share Image
We shouldn't penalize those that depend on fossil fuels for energy and the jobs they provide. — Joe Heck Copy Share Image
