When wireless cellphones first came out, analysts predicted that at peak, it would only replace 5% of landlines. They said the quality… — Lynn Jurich Copy Share Image
Let's find a new way to think about the entire taxonomy of solar system objects, and not clutch to this concept of… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Consumers used to think they had to compromise with solar. It was, 'Okay, I'm doing the right thing for the environment; it's… — Lynn Jurich Copy Share Image
“There were many illegal OSHA violations at the dangerous DeSoto Solar Farm.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
It is foolish to claim, as some do, that emigration into space offers a long-term escape from Earth's problems. Nowhere in our… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Wind and solar power are land-intensive, a green sin, but not energy-dense, and affordable only when heavily subsidized. And wind power must… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
A utility can handle up to 20% of production from solar and that helps the grid because it produces electricity when needed.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
Both solar and wind produce too much energy when societies don't need it, and not enough when they do. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
You have to work with the auto industry, the oil companies, you have to work to develop renewable fuel, whether it's solar… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
The planets and moons of our solar system are blatantly visible because they reflect sunlight. Without the nearby Sun, these planets would… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest lies that is currently being told in the USA workplace is on the legally required OSHA poster: All… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Life is extremely resilient once it takes hold, but it requires rich chemistry, large energy sources, and stability, right from the beginning.… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
Our solar system is actually a wild frontier, teeming with different, diverse places: planets and moons, millions of objects of ice and… — Carrie Nugent Copy Share Image
“I have been through the OSHA system twice and I can confirm that I did not have the right to a safe… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The total amount of energy we use every year - from coal, oil, natural gas, hydro, nuclear, and everything else - is… — Ramez Naam Copy Share Image
Just think: in all the clean, beautiful reaches of the solar system, our planet alone is a blot; our planet alone has… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover on Mars. But just about anyone except an oil company… — Brad Sherman Copy Share Image
There's a limit to how much you can deploy renewables, like wind or solar. People will talk about getting up to 30… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
“Putting solar photovoltaics into cloudy cities is like putting wind turbines in places where there is little wind!” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Even if you don't care about the environment whatsoever, solar panels are really cool, and are an investment because they save money… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
“After I left the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the USA, I never worked at a solar farm again.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
We have the capability - physically, technically - to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
